I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.
HERMANN HESSEWisdom 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.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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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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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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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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Faith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.
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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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And all the voices, all the goals, all the yearnings, all the sorrows, all the pleasures, all the good and evil, all of them together was the world. All of them together was the stream of events, the music of life.
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If I know what love is, it is because of you.
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The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.
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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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Beauty does not bring happiness to the one who possesses it, but to the one who loves and admires it.
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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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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