Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and paint...
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
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.
The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever will be born must destroy a world. Hermann Hesse
The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever will be born must destroy a world.
We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps. Hermann Hesse
We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret. Hermann Hesse
Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret.
Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others. Hermann Hesse
Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others.
If I know what love is, it is because of you. Hermann Hesse
If I know what love is, it is because of you.
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
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.
As a body everyone is single, as a soul never. Hermann Hesse
As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.
Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy. Hermann Hesse
Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. Hermann Hesse
Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
When the suffering becomes acute enough, one goes forward. Hermann Hesse
When the suffering becomes acute enough, one goes forward.
Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object. Hermann Hesse
Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.
