"What he had not learned, however, was this:……" — Hermann Hesse
"What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life"
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Hermann Hesse
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397 Quotes by Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse has 397 quotes on this site.
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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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I was out of my bed in one second, trembling with excitement, and I dashed to the door and into…
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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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More Contentment Quotes
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There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
— Abu Bakr
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Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world…
— J. G. Ballard
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
— Joseph Addison
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I am sensible of the velocity of the moments, and entering that part of my head alert to the motion…
— Harold Brodkey
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Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
— Bertolt Brecht
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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to…
— Fanny Burney
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True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no…
— Chanakya
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How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.
— Coco Chanel
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If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it…
— Stewart Alsop
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In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.
— William Ames
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