Parenting Quote by Hermann Hesse

“But he, Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for himself, he found no delight in himself. Walking the rosy paths of the fig…

— Hermann Hesse

“In the mango grove, shade poured into his black eyes, when playing as a boy, when his mother sang, when the sacred offerings were…

— Hermann Hesse

“Having been pondering while slowly walking along, he now stopped as these thoughts caught hold of him, and right away another thought sprang forth…

— Hermann Hesse

“Slower, he walked along in his thoughts and asked himself: "But what is this, what you have sought to learn from teachings and from…

— Hermann Hesse

“Within Siddhartha there slowly grew and ripened the knowledge of what wisdom really was and the goal of his long seeking. It was nothing…

— Hermann Hesse

“Out of this moment, where the world melted away all around him, where he appeared as the sole star in the sky, out of…

— Hermann Hesse

“but what is it you wanted to learn from the teachings and teachers, and those who taught you so much, what could they not…

— Hermann Hesse

“The realization of what wisdom actually was slowly blossomed and ripened in Siddhartha—and he discovered what the goal of his long search was. It…

— Hermann Hesse

“For years he had been without a home and not felt it. Now he felt it. Up until now, even in the depths of…

— Hermann Hesse

“Siddhartha began to understand that it was not happiness and peace that had come to him with his son but, rather, sorrow and worry.…

— Hermann Hesse

“Ask the river about it, my friend! Listen to it, laugh about it! Do you then really think that you have committed your follies…

— Hermann Hesse

“Quoth Siddhartha: "What should I possibly have to tell you, oh venerable one? Perhaps that you're searching far too much? That in all that…

— Hermann Hesse