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

Quote by Hermann Hesse

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Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it....

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it....

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid...

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid...

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

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

What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you...

What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you...

Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all...

Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all...

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...

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,...

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.

If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can...

If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can...

Solitude is independence.

Solitude is independence.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

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....

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...

The truth is lived, not taught.

The truth is lived, not taught.

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

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

Solitude is independence.

Solitude is independence.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

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...

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,...