Each man’s life represents a road toward himself.
HERMANN HESSEI have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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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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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
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Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order.
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Solitude is independence.
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Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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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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The river is everywhere.
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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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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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You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves. A whole society composed of men afraid of the unknown within them!
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The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.
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In every truth, the opposite is equally true. For example, a truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is onesided.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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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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There is no reality except the one contained within us.
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