"The river has taught me to listen; you……" — Hermann Hesse
"The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it. You have already learned from the river that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek the depths."
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397 Quotes by Hermann Hesse
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Love is stronger than violence.
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