"It was the first rent in the holy……" — Hermann Hesse
"It was the first rent in the holy image of my father, it was the first fissure in the columns that had upheld my childhood, which every individual must destroy before he can become himself."
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397 Quotes by Hermann Hesse
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What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.
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Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
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Every politician in the world is all for revolution, reason, and disarmament-but only in enemy countries, not in his own.
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At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite way. All my longings, all…
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The many-voiced song of the river echoed softly. Siddhartha looked into the river and saw many pictures in the flowing…
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Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap.
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To recognize causes is to think, and through thought alone feelings become knowledge and are not lost, but become real…
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Words can not express the joy of new life.
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The greatest threat to our world and its peace comes from those who want war, who prepare for it, and…
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Happiness is love, nothing else.
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Love is stronger than violence.
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