80 Quotes by Herman Hesse

Even the most obscure hermit in the forest was not utterly alone; he too was enfolded in belonging.

The river has taught me to listen, from it you will learn it as well. It knows everything, the river, everything can be learned from it. See, you've already learned this from the water too, that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek the depth.

Whether you and I and a few others will renew the world some day remains to be seen. But within ourselves we must renew it each day.

Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.

For each truth, the contrary is also true!

Science can be communicated, wisdom cannot.

It is not our purpose to become each other, it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other, and honor him for what he is.

There is no reality except the one contained within us.