It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful hour had flowed together into these stirring, bittersweet tones and flowed away, becoming temporal and transitory once more.

Quote by Herman Hesse

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It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the...

It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the...

It was still quiet in the house, and not a sound was heard from outside,...

It was still quiet in the house, and not a sound was heard from outside,...

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the...

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the...

Love of God is not always the same as love of good.

Love of God is not always the same as love of good.

In Germany I have been acknowledged again since the fall of Hitler, but my works,...

In Germany I have been acknowledged again since the fall of Hitler, but my works,...

For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I...

For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I...

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a...

Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a...

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

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

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

It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad,...

It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad,...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously...

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously...

I was out of my bed in one second, trembling with excitement, and I dashed...

I was out of my bed in one second, trembling with excitement, and I dashed...

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me...

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me...

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of...

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

Life is suffering.

Life is suffering.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You...

The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...

Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be...

Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be...

If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman...

If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman...