Author: Hermann Hesse

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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.

- Hermann Hesse

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

- 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

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.

- Hermann Hesse

One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.

One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.

- Hermann Hesse

The truth is lived, not taught.

The truth is lived, not taught.

- 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

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

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

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