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More Quotes by Hermann Hesse
All of this had always existed, and he had not seen it; he had not been with it. Now he was with it, he was part of it. Light and shadow ran through his eyes, stars and moon ran through his heart.
Most people...are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few others are like stars which travel one defined path: no wind reaches them, they have within themselves their guide and path.
And so Gotama wandered into the town to obtain alms, and the two Samanas recognized him only by his complete peacefulness of demeanor, by the stillness of his form, in which there was no seeking, no will, no counterfeit, no effort - only light and peace.
Love can be cleaned, bought, received as a gift, found on the street, but it cannot be snatched away by force.
The most lively young people become the best old people, not those who pretend to be as wise as grandfathers while they are still in school.
At one time I had given much thought to why men were so very rarely capable of living for an ideal. Now I saw that many, no, all men were capable of dying for one.
What you search is not necessarily the same as what you find. When you let go of the searching, you start finding.
Sinclair, your love is attracted to me. Once it begins to attract me, i will come. I will not make a gift of myself, I must be won.
Youth is the most difficult time of life. For example, suicide rarely occurs amongst old people.
It is important for me to know how to love the world, not to despise it, not to feel hatred towards it and myself, to look at it, at myself and at all beings with love, admiration and great respect.
