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.
HERMANN HESSEPeople with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
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The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.
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Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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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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I live in my dreams — that’s what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That’s the difference.
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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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Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order.
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The river is everywhere.
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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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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Beauty does not bring happiness to the one who possesses it, but to the one who loves and admires it.
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Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
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Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
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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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