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Showing posts with label Hermann Hesse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hermann Hesse. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Quote of the Day (Hermann Hesse, on ‘People With Courage and Character’)

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“People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.” — German-Swiss Nobel Prize-winning novelist Hermann Hesse (1877-1962),...
Friday, February 7, 2025

Quote of the Day (Hermann Hesse, on Music, ‘A Continual Consolation’)

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“It has been a continual consolation to me and a justification for all life that there is music in the world, that one can at times be deepl...
Saturday, February 4, 2017

Quote of the Day (Hermann Hesse, on History, Chaos and Faith)

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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...
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