Hermann Hesse quotes

" People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. " # Courage

" All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. " # Ideals and Idealism # Preparation # Desire

" Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them. " # Love

" Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity. " # Books - Reading

" The truth is lived, not taught. " # Truth

" To die is to go into the Collective Unconscious, to lose oneself in order to be transformed into form, pure form. " # Death and Dying

" When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane. " # Insanity # Madness # Sanity

" Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. " # Speech

" If I know what love is, it is because of you. " # Love

" Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke. " # Jokes and Jokers