A man's character is his fate.

—Hermann Hesse

About Hermann Hesse

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Hermann Karl Hesse (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work....

More quotations from Hermann Hesse

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

—Hermann Hesse

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.

—Hermann Hesse

A man who is "ill-adjusted to the world" is always on the point of finding himself. One who is adjusted to the world never finds himself, but gets to be a cabinet minister.

—Hermann Hesse

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

—Hermann Hesse

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We should remember that it is easy and foolish to sneer at the mistakes or barbarities of remote ages.

—Hermann Hesse

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More quotations tagged with “character”

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Our character… is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.

—Helen Keller

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

—George Santayana

In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it.

—Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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