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

Other quotes by Herman Hesse

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature. – Herman Hesse

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relationship
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When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the smile of God, I return to my childhood, too, for that is where the most significant discoveries turn up. – Herman Hesse

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smile
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For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I have felt since childhood upon hearing the sound of the word itself. – Herman Hesse

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Happiness
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Other Quotes from
Art
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The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. – Samuel Butler

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Art

Of all lies, art is the least untrue. – Gustave Flaubert

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Art

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art. – William Ralph Inge

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Art

The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible. – Hillary Clinton

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Art

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Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. – Rita Mae Brown

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He did not mean to depress us, rather to free us from expectations which inspire bitterness. It is consoling, when love has let us down, to hear that happiness was never part of the plan. – Alain de Botton

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Depression

Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. – Francis Bacon

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Age

A healthy outside starts from the inside. – Robert Urich

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Health