Hermann Hesse Quotes

Every single human being is trying his best. We're all doing the best we can. But when we believe what we think, we have to live out those thoughts. When there's chaos in our heads, there's chaos in our lives. When there's hurt in our thinking, there's hurt in our lives. Love thy neighbor as thyself? I always have. When I hated me, I hated you. That's how it works. If I hate someone, I'm mistaking them for me, and solutions remain hidden.

People only hate what they see in themselves.

I don't like to condemn people because what that means is that you're only condemning yourself about a part of you that you can't stand.

It is only when you're lying to yourself or hating some aspect of yourself that you'll get an emotional charge from someone else's behavior.

I think that with everything I've done, in the end, whoever the central character is, they would find a way to forgive, because that's really important to me.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

To understand is to forgive, even oneself.

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

I think there's an ongoing effort involved in trying to get a bigger perspective, trying to let go of things that limit your capacity to love and be loved or your capacity to hear and to really speak.

Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities.

I have no desire to look at myself.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.

Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.

We all can relate to people's weaknesses. We might put up a facade that everything is perfect but none of us are. When we see that weakness in somebody else, we understand or give ourselves a little bit of leeway.

You can only see in someone else what you see in yourself.

Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It's not your neighbor right or left - and it's not God or the devil - it's you.

I believe, in general, that even people that are self-pitying, you can feel for them.

The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another

I hold grudges, but I can't hate nobody; that's not my nature.

As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

Life's most underrated emotion is self-pity.

You need not search for the compassionate mind from outside. To know yourself, to know your nature, your mind will automatically be the compassionate one.

Characters, like people, don't need to be right - only understood and, perhaps, accepted. We are all grey, lighter and darker, depending on our state of security.