All Hermann Hesse Quotes
To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.
Hermann Hesse
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Within us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than we ourselves.
Hermann Hesse
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
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Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
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Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.
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Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.
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Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all of them.
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All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.
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You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.
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If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.
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In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified.
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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