Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and paint...
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.
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.
Your soul is the whole world. Hermann Hesse
Your soul is the whole world.
You have to try the impossible to achieve the possible. Hermann Hesse
You have to try the impossible to achieve the possible.
To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. Hermann Hesse
To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.
In eternity there is no time, only an instant long enough for a joke. Hermann Hesse
In eternity there is no time, only an instant long enough for a joke.
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.
It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. Hermann Hesse
It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.
Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself Hermann Hesse
Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself
People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. Hermann Hesse
People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults. Hermann Hesse
When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.