Fate and character are different names for the same idea.
Hermann Hesse
Fate, Character, Philosophy, Identity, Existence, Destiny
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“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“Kamaswami conducted his business with care and often with passion, but Siddhartha looked upon all of this as if it was a game, the rules of which he tried hard to learn precisely, but the contents of which did not touch his heart.” Hermann Hesse
Business, Passion, Detachment, Game, Exploration, Authenticity
Hermann Hesse Business, Passion, Detachment, Game, Exploration, Authenticity“I can think. I can wait. I can fast.” Hermann Hesse
Think, Wait, Fast, Personal Strength, Self-discipline, Life Philosophy
Hermann Hesse Think, Wait, Fast, Personal Strength, Self-discipline, Life Philosophy“All the books of the world full of thoughts and poems are nothing in comparison to a minute of sobbing, when feeling surges in waves, the soul feels itself profoundly and finds itself. Tears are the melting ice of snow. All angels are close to the crying person.” Hermann Hesse
Sobbing, Tears, Angels, Emotional Depth, Self-discovery, Spiritual Connection
Hermann Hesse Sobbing, Tears, Angels, Emotional Depth, Self-discovery, Spiritual Connection“The tree does not die, it waits.” Hermann Hesse
Patience, Resilience, Nature, Continuity, Life Cycle, Growth
Hermann Hesse Patience, Resilience, Nature, Continuity, Life Cycle, Growth“How foolish it is to wear oneself out in vain longing for warmth! Solitude is independence.” Hermann Hesse
Solitude, Warmth, Independence, Personal Strength, Emotional Maturity, Philosophical Insight
Hermann Hesse Solitude, Warmth, Independence, Personal Strength, Emotional Maturity, Philosophical Insight“He had very few doubts, and when the facts contradicted his views on life, he shut his eyes in disapproval.” Hermann Hesse
Doubts, Facts, Disapproval, Cognitive Dissonance, Willful Ignorance, Closed-mindedness
Hermann Hesse Doubts, Facts, Disapproval, Cognitive Dissonance, Willful Ignorance, Closed-mindedness“And all the voices, all the goals, all the yearnings, all the sorrows, all the pleasures, all the good and evil, all of them together was the world. All of them together was the stream of events, the music of life.” Hermann Hesse
Voices, World, Music, Life’s Totality, Existential Harmony, Universal Interconnection
Hermann Hesse Voices, World, Music, Life’s Totality, Existential Harmony, Universal Interconnection“All interpretation, all psychology, all attempts to make things comprehensible, require the medium of theories, mythologies, and lies.” Hermann Hesse
Interpretation, Psychology, Theories, Understanding, Myth, Deception
Hermann Hesse Interpretation, Psychology, Theories, Understanding, Myth, Deception“I should not have had that fear of death when I wished for it all the same. The unhappiness that I need and long for is different. It is of the kind that will let me suffer with eagerness and lust after death. That is the unhappiness, or happiness, that I am waiting for.” Hermann Hesse
Death, Desire, Happiness, Suffering, Longing, Existential Reflection
Hermann Hesse Death, Desire, Happiness, Suffering, Longing, Existential Reflection“That life is difficult, I have often bitterly realized.” Hermann Hesse
Life, Difficult, Bitterly, Personal Struggle, Existential Challenge, Emotional Honesty
Hermann Hesse Life, Difficult, Bitterly, Personal Struggle, Existential Challenge, Emotional Honesty“I am homeless, a Brahmin’s son and a samana.” Hermann Hesse
Homelessness, Identity, Spirituality, Journey, Self Discovery, Belonging
Hermann Hesse Homelessness, Identity, Spirituality, Journey, Self Discovery, Belonging“There is no reality except the one contained within us.” Hermann Hesse
Reality, Perception, Inner World, Truth, Self Awareness, Individual Experience
Hermann Hesse Reality, Perception, Inner World, Truth, Self Awareness, Individual Experience“Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.” Hermann Hesse
Wisdom, Preparation, Unity, Consciousness, Soul, Personal Growth
Hermann Hesse Wisdom, Preparation, Unity, Consciousness, Soul, Personal Growth“Life is always frightful. We cannot help it and we are responsible all the same. One’s born and at once one is guilty. You must have had a remarkable sort of religious education if you did not know that.” Hermann Hesse
Life, Responsibility, Guilt, Existence, Education, Awareness
Hermann Hesse Life, Responsibility, Guilt, Existence, Education, Awareness“To hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.” Hermann Hesse
Harmony, Universe, Perception, Experience, Life, Connection
Hermann Hesse Harmony, Universe, Perception, Experience, Life, Connection“A thousand times I was ready to regret and take back my rash statement – yet it had been the truth.” Hermann Hesse
Truth, Regret, Statement, Personal Honesty, Inner Conflict, Moral Courage
Hermann Hesse Truth, Regret, Statement, Personal Honesty, Inner Conflict, Moral Courage“Examine a person closely enough and you know more about him than he does himself.” Hermann Hesse
Examine, Know, Himself, Interpersonal Insight, Self-knowledge, Psychological Depth
Hermann Hesse Examine, Know, Himself, Interpersonal Insight, Self-knowledge, Psychological Depth