When the suffering becomes acute enough, one goes forward.
HERMANN HESSEThere 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.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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My real self wanders elsewhere, far away, wanders on and on invisibly and has nothing to do with my life.
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Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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Beauty does not bring happiness to the one who possesses it, but to the one who loves and admires it.
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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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The truth is lived, not taught.
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If I know what love is, it is because of you.
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I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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Every experience has its element of magic.
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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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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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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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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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The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.
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