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.
HERMANN HESSENever is a man wholly a saint or a sinner.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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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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A tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me!… Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all.
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Every experience has its element of magic.
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Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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He had loved and he had found himself. Most people love to lose themselves.
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Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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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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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
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The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth.
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The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.
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A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening.
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You are willing to die, you coward, but not to live.
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Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
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