Hermann Hesse Quotes


And here is a doctrine at which you will laugh. It seems to me, Govinda, that love is the most important thing in the world.


Citations

Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. Translated by Hilda Rosner, New Directions, 1951, p. 119.

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Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
  • Born: July 2, 1877
  • Died: August 9, 1962
  • Nationality: German, Swiss
  • Profession: Novelist, Short Story Author, Essayist, Poet, Painter

Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-born 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.