Quote by Herman Hesse
Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a sec

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. – Herman Hesse

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This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification. – Herman Hesse

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It was morning through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the sky as it hovered cheerfully over the long roofs of the neighboring houses. It too seemed full of joy, as if it had special plans, and had put on its finest clothes for the occasion. – Herman Hesse

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An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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My love of fine art increased – the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see. – Paul Getty

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Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate good is always the product of an art. – Charles Baudelaire

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I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I dont need. – Auguste Rodin

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