The truth is lived, not taught.
HERMANN HESSEEvery experience has its element of magic.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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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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I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.
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The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth.
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All higher humor begins with ceasing to take oneself seriously.
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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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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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As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
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Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long.
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God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.
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A house without books is a poor house, even if beautiful rugs are covering its floors and precious wallpapers and pictures cover its walls
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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.
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Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.
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There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.
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The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.
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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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