Theory is knowledge that doesn’t work. Practice is when everything works and you don’t know why.
HERMANN HESSEThe true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.
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Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
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I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
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Faith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.
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My real self wanders elsewhere, far away, wanders on and on invisibly and has nothing to do with my life.
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We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
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If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion.
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There is no reality except the one contained within us.
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
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I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.
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As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
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Love must neither beg nor demand. Love must be strong enough to find certainty within itself. It then cease to be moved and becomes the mover.
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To achieve the possible, we must attempt the impossible again and again.
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When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.
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