The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
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.
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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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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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Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.
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You can ride, you can travel with a friend of your own; The final step you must take alone. No wisdom is better than this when known: That every hard thing is done alone.
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If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.
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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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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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There is no reality except the one contained within us.
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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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As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
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Oh, love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.
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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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Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one.
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A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening.
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Every experience has its element of magic.
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