I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.

Quote by Hermann Hesse

Topics: Self Awareness Quotes

Whenever books are burned, sooner or later men also are burned.

Whenever books are burned, sooner or later men also are burned.

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

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

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

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

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

The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the...

The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the...

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...

The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the...

The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the...

What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his...

What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his...

Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret.

Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret.

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

The call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we...

The call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we...

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

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

There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call...

There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call...

My words are the kisses I wish Id said, but they say kisses dont last,...

My words are the kisses I wish Id said, but they say kisses dont last,...

At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite...

At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite...

Solitude is independence.

Solitude is independence.

There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live...

There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live...

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot...

Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot...