God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.
HERMANN HESSELoneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one.
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The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth.
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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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You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy.
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What you call passion is not spiritual force, but friction between the soul and the outside world.
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Solitude is independence.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Beauty does not bring happiness to the one who possesses it, but to the one who loves and admires it.
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The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.
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I live in my dreams — that’s what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That’s the difference.
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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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Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.
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What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
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Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
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