Life is waiting everywhere, the future is flowering everywhere, but we only see a small part of it and step on much of it with our feet
HERMANN HESSELoneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
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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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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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Each man’s life represents a road toward 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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Seriousness is an accident of time. It consists of putting too high a value on time. In eternity there is no time. Eternity is a moment, just long enough for a joke.
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The truth is lived, not taught.
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You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation…and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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A man who is ill-adjusted to the world is always on the verge of finding himself. One who is adjusted to the world never finds himself, but gets to be a cabinet minister.
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Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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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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Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order.
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If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.
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