Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
HERMANN HESSEHis 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.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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He had loved and he had found himself. Most people love to lose themselves.
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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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I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
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If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion.
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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
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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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When the suffering becomes acute enough, one goes forward.
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Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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All life was a breath exhaled by God. All dying was a breath inhaled by God.
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When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.
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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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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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Theory is knowledge that doesn’t work. Practice is when everything works and you don’t know why.
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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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There is no reality except the one contained within us.
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