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.

Quote by Hermann Hesse

Topics: Opposites Quotes

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....

In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation...

In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation...

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...

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars...

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars...

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may...

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may...

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

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

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to...

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to...

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

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

Only the ideas that we really live have any value.

Only the ideas that we really live have any value.

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

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....

Solitude is independence.

Solitude is independence.

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

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

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...

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...

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

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.

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.

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other,...

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other,...

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.