Author: 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.

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.

- Hermann Hesse

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

- Hermann Hesse

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

- Hermann Hesse

If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion.

If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion.

- Hermann Hesse

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

- Hermann Hesse

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.

- Hermann Hesse

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

- Hermann Hesse

As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.

As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.

- Hermann Hesse

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

- Hermann Hesse

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