“Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.”
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Hermann Karl Hesse -pseudonym: Emil Sinclair- (* 2. Juli 1877 in Calw; † 9. August 1962 in Montagnola, Schweiz), war ein deutsch-schweizerischer Schriftsteller, Dichter und Maler. Bekanntheit erlangte er mit Prosawerken wie *Siddhartha, Demian, Der Steppenwolf* sowie auch *Narziß und Goldmund* und mit seinen Gedichten (z. B. *Stufen).* 1946 wurde ihm der Nobelpreis für Literatur und 1954 der Orden Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste verliehen. ---------- Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include *Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha,* and *The Glass Bead Game,* each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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“Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.”
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“People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.”
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“All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.”
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“It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.”
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“What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these days, and men each one of whom is a valuable, unique experiment on the part of nature are shot down wholesale.”
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“Within us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than we ourselves.”
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