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...and the vessel was not full, his intellect was not satisfied, his soul was not at peace, his heart was not still.

…and the vessel was not full, his intellect was not satisfied, his soul was not at peace, his heart was not still.
– Hermann Hesse

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  1. Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life. – Hermann Hesse
  2. He sat thus, lost in meditation, thinking Om, his soul as the arrow directed at Brahman. – Hermann Hesse
  3. Once a man takes honesty as his ideal, he cannot confine himself to showing the pleasant and reasonable side of his nature. – Hermann Hesse
  4. Once a man takes honesty as his ideal, he cannot confine himself to showing to pleasant and reasonable side of his nature. – Hermann Hesse
  5. Life has been dark but full of light; sad, but full of joy; disappointing, but full of hope; needy but full of plenty, sick but full of health. – Reverend Ada Slaton Bonds
  6. The peace in the homes is the peace in the towns.The peace in the towns is the peace in the nation.The peace in the nation is the peace in the world. – Lailah Gifty Akita
  7. Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, ifhe is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast. – Hermann Hesse
  8. But if you were to die ten times for him, you would not alter his destiny in the slightest – Hermann Hesse
  9. An enlightened man had but one duty – to seek the way to himself, to reach inner certainty, to grope his way forward, no matter where it led. – Hermann Hesse
  10. Atheists determine there is no God based on their own intellect. I’ve determined there is a God based on His intellect. – William Branks
  11. He’s satisfied with himself. If you have a soul you can’t be satisfied. – Graham Greene
  12. In Jesus the full meaning of peace is revealed: he gave peace, made peace and is our peace (Jn. 14:27; Eph. 2:14f.). – Gordon J Wenham
  13. Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity. – Hermann Hesse
  14. …your tranquil yes to the changing over into the formless void of the unlimited. – Hermann Hesse
  15. I had considered myself some kind of genius and had considerably underestimated the toils and difficulties encountered along the path to an art. – Hermann Hesse
  16. . . . nobody will obtain salvation by means of teachings! – Hermann Hesse
  17. Within yourself is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. – Hermann Hesse
  18. To hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony. – Hermann Hesse
  19. The mind cannot live in nature, only against nature, only as its counterpart. – Hermann Hesse
  20. You show the world as a complete, unbroken chain, an eternal chain, linked together by cause and effect. – Hermann Hesse
  21. The world was beautiful when looked at in this way-”without any seeking, so simple, so childlike. – Hermann Hesse
  22. Nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to follow the path that leads to himself. – Hermann Hesse
  23. Never is a man wholly a saint or a sinner. – Hermann Hesse
  24. Be aware of too much wisdom! – Hermann Hesse
  25. Most men will not swim before they are able to. – Hermann Hesse
  26. 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
  27. In my brain were stored a thousand pictures. – Hermann Hesse
  28. It is not for me to judge another man’s life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone. – Hermann Hesse
  29. It is not for me to judge another man’s life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone. – Hermann Hesse
  30. I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult? – Hermann Hesse
  31. Home is neither here nor there. Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all. – Hermann Hesse
  32. To deal with history [life] means to abandon one’s self to chaos but to retain a belief in the ordination and the meaning. It is a very serious task. – Hermann Hesse
  33. Fate and character are different names for the same idea. – Hermann Hesse
  34. Possibly the apparent relapse they had suffered was not a fall and a cause for suffering, but a leap forward and a positive act. – Hermann Hesse
  35. Gratitude is not a virtue I believe in, and to me it seems hypocritical to expect it from a child. – Hermann Hesse
  36. Were not the gods forms created like me and you, mortal, transient? – Hermann Hesse
  37. It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. – Hermann Hesse
  38. Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself. – Hermann Hesse
  39. Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I have attained it. – Hermann Hesse
  40. We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps. – Hermann Hesse

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