All Hermann Hesse Quotes
- Who travels far will often see things Far removed from what was believed as Truth. Believed
- Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else. Always Sounds
- The only reality is the one we have inside us. What makes most people’s lives so artificial and unworthy is that they falsely regard outside… Allow
- When all the Self was conquered and dead, when all passions and desires were silent, then the last must awaken, the innermost of Being that… All
- People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. It was a scandal that a breed of fearless and sinister people ran around… Afraid
- Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader. Cannot Think
- Nothing was, nothing will be, everything has reality and presence Funny
- You wouldn't consider all the bipeds you pass on the street human beings simply because they walk upright and carry their young in their bellies… All
- Like one who has eaten and drunk too much and vomits painfully and then feels better, so did the restless man wish he could rid… Better
- The truth is lived, not taught.... Inspirational
- The river is everywhere at the same time . . . everywhere and the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past,… Everywhere
- 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… Becomes
- That seems to be the way of things. Everyone takes, everyone gives. Life is like that. Everyone
- 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… All
- Lovers should not separate from each other after making love without admiring each other, without being conquered as well as conquering, so that no feeling… Admiring
- To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman's smile -… Able
- I have known it for a long time but I have only just experienced it. Now I know it not only with my intellect, but… Experience
- Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself. Destiny
- But peace, too, is a living thing and like all life it must wax and wane, accommodate, withstand trials, and undergo changes. Accommodate
- The art of love-giving and taking become one. Art
- Toward seven o'clock every morning, I leave my study and step Out on the bright terrace; the sun already burns resplendent Between the shadows of… Allies
- Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why. Everything Works
- Fortunately, like most children, I had learned what is most valuable, most indispensable for life before school years began, taught by apple trees, by rain… Apple
- A home isn't just a roof over our heads. A home is a place where we feel loved and where we love others. It's a… Across
- At that time two opposing concepts of the Game called forth commentary and discussion. The foremost players distinguished two principal types of Game, the formal… Called