What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.

Quote by Hermann Hesse

Topics: Hermann Hesse Quotes

It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a...

It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a...

Within us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than we...

Within us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than 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.

Solitude is independence.

Solitude is independence.

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...

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified...

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified...

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....

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special...

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special...

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...

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...

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...

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

What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these...

What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these...

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be...

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be...

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....

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....

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

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

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.