Fortunately, like most children, I had learned what is most valuable, …

Hermann Hesse
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Fortunately, like most children, I had learned what is most valuable, most indispensable for life before school years began, taught by apple trees, by rain and sun, river and woods.
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Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2013). Steppenwolf: A Novel, p.169, Macmillan
One must find the source within one's own Self, one must possess it. Everything else was seeking -- a detour, an error. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2015). Siddhartha: An Indian Tale, p.9, Om Books International
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1998). Siddhartha

Fortunately, like most children, I had learned what is most valuable, most indispensable for life before school years began, taught by apple trees, by rain and sun, river and woods.

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