Hermann Hesse, 1877 - 1962
Photo by Gret Widmann (1927)
Born: 2 July 1877, Calw, Württemberg, Germany
Died: 9 August 1962, Montagnola, Switzerland
Biography from Wikipedia and Nobel Foundation
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- A man who is 'ill-adjusted' to the world is always on the verge of finding himself. One who is adjusted to the world never finds himself, but gets to be a cabinet minister. permalink
Hermann Hesse - All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. permalink
Hermann Hesse - As a body everyone is single, as a soul never. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Steppenwolf (1927) - But there is good and reason in us, in human beings, with whom fortune plays, and we can be stronger than nature and fate, if only for a few hours. And we can draw close to one another in times of need, understand and love one another, and live to comfort each other. And sometimes, when the black depths are silent, we can do even more. We can then be gods for moments, stretch out a commanding hand and create things which were not there before and which, when they are created, continue to live without us. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Gertrude (1910) - Each of us has to find out for ourselves what is permitted and what is forbidden — forbidden for him. It's possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. And vice versa. Actually, it's only a question of convenience. Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the rules. Others sense their own laws within them; things are forbidden in them that every honorable man will do in any day of the year, and other things are allowed to them that are generally despised. Each person must stand on his own feet. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Demian (1919) - Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Steppenwolf (1927) - Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way and never again. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Demian (1919) - Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, if he is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Siddhartha (1922) - Few people nowadays know what man is. Many sense this ignorance and die the more easily because of it, the same way that I will die more easily once I have completed this story. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Demian (1919) - For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Gaze into the fire, into the clouds, and as soon as the inner voices begin to speak, ... surrender to them. Don't ask first whether it's permitted, or would please your teachers or father or some god. permalink
Hermann Hesse - He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value.... He has given to me myself. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Siddhartha (1922) - How foolish to wear oneself out in vain longing for warmth! Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I had attained it. It was cold. Oh, cold enough! But it was also still, wonderfully still and vast like the cold stillness of space in which the stars revolve. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Steppenwolf (1927) - How mysterious this life was, how deep and muddy its waters ran, yet how clear and noble what emerged from them. permalink
Hermann Hesse - Narcissus and Goldmund (1930)
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