Every natural form is latent within us, originates in the soul whose essence is eternity, whose essence we cannot know but which most often intimates itself to us as the power to love and create.
Hermann Hesse
Nature, Essence, Creativity, Love, Spirituality, Existence
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More Hermann Hesse Quotes
“We kill when we close our eyes to poverty, affliction, or infamy. We kill when, because it is easier, we countenance, or pretend to approve of atrophied social, political, educational, and religious institutions, instead of resolutely combating them.” Hermann Hesse
Kill, Poverty, Institutions, Social Responsibility, Moral Critique, Political Awareness
Hermann Hesse Kill, Poverty, Institutions, Social Responsibility, Moral Critique, Political Awareness“That seems to be the way of things. Everyone takes, everyone gives. Life is like that.” Hermann Hesse
Takes, Gives, Life, Universal Balance, Existential Observation, Philosophical Insight
Hermann Hesse Takes, Gives, Life, Universal Balance, Existential Observation, Philosophical Insight“But it seems that Abraxas has a much greater significance. We may look upon the name as that of a deity who had the symbolic task of combining the godlike and the devilish." The.” Hermann Hesse
Abraxas, Godlike, Devilish, Spiritual Duality, Mythological Symbolism, Philosophical Concept
Hermann Hesse Abraxas, Godlike, Devilish, Spiritual Duality, Mythological Symbolism, Philosophical Concept“She stood a moment before my eyes, clearly and painfully, loved and deeply woven into my destiny; then fell away again in a deep oblivion, at a half regretted distance.” Hermann Hesse
Moment, Destiny, Oblivion, Fleeting Connection, Personal Fate, Emotional Transience
Hermann Hesse Moment, Destiny, Oblivion, Fleeting Connection, Personal Fate, Emotional Transience“After having been standing by the gate of the garden for a long time, Siddhartha realised that his desire was foolish, which had made him go up to this place, that he could not help his son, that he was not allowed to cling him. Deeply, he felt the love for the run-away in his heart, like a wound, and he felt at the same time that this wound had not been given to him in order to turn the knife in it, that it had to become a blossom and had to shine.” Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha, Desire, Love, Emotional Realization, Personal Acceptance, Spiritual Insight
Hermann Hesse Siddhartha, Desire, Love, Emotional Realization, Personal Acceptance, Spiritual Insight“Narcissus knew only too well what a charming golden bird had flown to him. This hermit soon sensed a kindred soul in Goldmund, in spite of their apparent contrasts. Narcissus was dark and spare; Goldmund, a radiant youth. Narcissus was analytical, a thinker; Goldmund, a dreamer with the soul of a child. But something they had in common bridged these contrasts: both were refined; both were different from the others because of obvious gifts and signs; both bore the special mark of fate.” Hermann Hesse
Narcissus, Goldmund, Fate, Character Contrast, Spiritual Kinship, Destined Connection
Hermann Hesse Narcissus, Goldmund, Fate, Character Contrast, Spiritual Kinship, Destined Connection“Beauty does not bring happiness to the one who possesses it, but to the one who loves and admires it.” Hermann Hesse
Beauty, Love, Happiness, Admiration, Perception, Experience
Hermann Hesse Beauty, Love, Happiness, Admiration, Perception, Experience“The Steppenwolf, however, first threw up his sharp, closely cropped head and sniffed around nervously before he either made any answer or announced his name. “Oh, it smells good here,” he said, and at that he smiled and my aunt smiled too.” Hermann Hesse
Curiosity, Character, Interaction, Perception, Lightness, Joy
Hermann Hesse Curiosity, Character, Interaction, Perception, Lightness, Joy“Painting is marvelous; it makes you happier and more patient. Afterwards you do not have black fingers as with writing, but blue and red ones.” Hermann Hesse
Art, Creativity, Happiness, Patience, Expression, Joy
Hermann Hesse Art, Creativity, Happiness, Patience, Expression, Joy“Whither will my path yet lead me? This path is stupid, it goes in spirals, perhaps in circles, but whichever way it goes, I will follow it.” Hermann Hesse
Path, Journey, Uncertainty, Persistence, Exploration, Self Discovery
Hermann Hesse Path, Journey, Uncertainty, Persistence, Exploration, Self Discovery“Like a wallflower he stayed in the background waiting for someone to fetch him, someone more courageous and stronger than himself to tear him away and force him into happiness.” Hermann Hesse
Wallflower, Background, Happiness, Personal Passivity, Emotional Dependence, Self-limitation
Hermann Hesse Wallflower, Background, Happiness, Personal Passivity, Emotional Dependence, Self-limitation“Love between young people and love after many years of marriage is not the same thing.” Hermann Hesse
Love, Young, Marriage, Relational Evolution, Emotional Maturity, Temporal Perspective
Hermann Hesse Love, Young, Marriage, Relational Evolution, Emotional Maturity, Temporal Perspective“Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.” Hermann Hesse
Knowledge, Wisdom, Experience, Understanding, Learning, Growth
Hermann Hesse Knowledge, Wisdom, Experience, Understanding, Learning, Growth“To die is to go into the Collective Unconscious, to lose oneself in order to be transformed into form, pure form.” Hermann Hesse
Die, Collective Unconscious, Form, Psychological Transformation, Spiritual Transition, Existential Metamorphosis
Hermann Hesse Die, Collective Unconscious, Form, Psychological Transformation, Spiritual Transition, Existential Metamorphosis“When the suffering becomes acute enough, one goes forward.” Hermann Hesse
Suffering, Perseverance, Action, Healing, Determination, Resilience
Hermann Hesse Suffering, Perseverance, Action, Healing, Determination, Resilience“Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature.” Hermann Hesse
Readers, Literature, Intellectualization, Cultural Shift, Literary Engagement, Reader-author Relationship
Hermann Hesse Readers, Literature, Intellectualization, Cultural Shift, Literary Engagement, Reader-author Relationship“The voices of all creatures are in the voices of the river.” Hermann Hesse
Voices, Creatures, River, Natural Unity, Spiritual Metaphor, Universal Connection
Hermann Hesse Voices, Creatures, River, Natural Unity, Spiritual Metaphor, Universal Connection“We recognized only one thing as our duty and destiny: every one of us had to become himself, had to be true to and live for the sake of the seed of nature at work in himself, so completely that the uncertain future would find us ready for anything and everything it might bring.” Hermann Hesse
Duty, Destiny, Authenticity, Self Discovery, Growth, Nature
Hermann Hesse Duty, Destiny, Authenticity, Self Discovery, Growth, Nature