--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It is good,\" he thought, \"to get a taste…" description: "\"“It is good,\" he thought, \"to get a taste of everything for oneself, which one needs to know. That lust for the world and riches do not belong to the g..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/hermann-hesse-130_children_it-is-good-he-thought-to-get-a-taste-of_1958125.jpg" --- # It is good," he thought, "to get a taste of everything for… ![“It is good," he thought, "to get a taste of everything for oneself, which one needs to know. That lust for the world and riches do not belong to the good things, I have already learned as a child. I have known it for a long time, but I have experienced only now. And now I know it, don't just know…” quote by Hermann Hesse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/hermann-hesse-130_children_it-is-good-he-thought-to-get-a-taste-of_1958125.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/hermann-hesse-130_children_it-is-good-he-thought-to-get-a-taste-of_1958125.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/hermann-hesse-130_children_it-is-good-he-thought-to-get-a-taste-of_1958125.jpg) > ““It is good," he thought, "to get a taste of everything for oneself, which one needs to know. That lust for the world and riches do not belong to the good things, I have already learned as a child. I have known it for a long time, but I have experienced only now. And now I know it, don't just know it in my memory, but in my eyes, in my heart, in my stomach. Good for me, to know this!”” [Hermann Hesse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hermann-hesse/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Realizing knowledge through personal experience rather than mere memory, especially about desires and materialism. **In simple terms:** Learning by feeling, not just thinking. Key Takeaway Seek direct experience. Themes self‑knowledge materialism growth Mood contemplative reflective Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - personal reflection - travel - education - mindfulness Key Concepts existentialism sensory perception Questions to Reflect On - How does personal experience change your values? - What desires have you examined closely? 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