Creative Quotations from Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Hermann Hesse
(1877-1962) born on Jul 02

German-Swiss novelist. He dealt with man's breaking out of the established modes of civilization to find his essential spirit.

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To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. It is a very serious task, young man, and possibly a tragic one.

There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live an unreal life. They take images outside them for reality and never allow the world within them to assert itself.

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

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	Father Jacobus, in "The Glass Bead Game," ch. 4, 1943.
R:	"Damian," 1919.
A:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
N:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
K:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.