Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
HERMANN HESSEAs a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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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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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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Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.
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To die is to go into the Collective Unconscious, to lose oneself in order to be transformed into form, pure form.
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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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I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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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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Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long.
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Theory is knowledge that doesn’t work. Practice is when everything works and you don’t know why.
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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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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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His life oscillates, as everyone’s does, not merely between two poles, such as the body and the spirit, the saint and the sinner, but between thousands and thousands.
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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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To achieve the possible, we must attempt the impossible again and again.
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