Hermann Hesse quotes

We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; …We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other's opposite and complement.

Personality Individuality

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we …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.

The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy …The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world

Freedom World

Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for …Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others.

Short

Love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can …Love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.

Happiness Love

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after …Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.

Thought Words Writing

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to …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.

Understanding

I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the …I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins.

Wisdom Seeking Spirituality

Love must not entreat, or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then …Love must not entreat, or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then it ceases merely to be attracted and begins to attract.

Love Strength

Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the …Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.

Short Laughter Learning Understanding

It is not for me to judge another man's life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for …It is not for me to judge another man's life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone.

Judgement Man Life Choice

Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges, obey the …Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges, obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.



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In eternity there is no time, only an instant long enough for a …In eternity there is no time, only an instant long enough for a joke.

Short Time Humor

Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their …Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret.

People Secret Short Love

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no …Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.

Writing History Humanity Book

One never reaches home... But where paths that have an affinity for each other intersect, the whole …One never reaches home... But where paths that have an affinity for each other intersect, the whole world looks like home, for a time.

Relationship

We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed …We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.

That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged - to hear for the duration of a heartbeat …That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged - to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.

Dreams Universe