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.
HERMANN HESSEWithin you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Never is a man wholly a saint or a sinner.
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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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The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God’s name is Abraxas.
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Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.
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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. A whole society composed of men afraid of the unknown within them!
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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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When the suffering becomes acute enough, one goes forward.
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We have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is our homesickness.
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As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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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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In every truth, the opposite is equally true. For example, a truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is onesided.
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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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The river is everywhere.
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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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