God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.
HERMANN HESSEAll life was a breath exhaled by God. All dying was a breath inhaled by God.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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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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Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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Age is a state of mind. Youth and age exist only among the ordinary people. All the more talented and exceptional of us; are sometimes old, just as we are sometimes happy, and sometimes sad.
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To achieve the possible, we must attempt the impossible again and again.
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Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
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Passion is always a mystery and unaccountable, and unfortunately there is no doubt that life does not spare its purest children; often it is just the most deserving people who cannot help loving those that destroy them.
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Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long.
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Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
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Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
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Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.
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There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.
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