Hermann Hesse Taught Quotations

The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it. You have already learned from the river that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek the depths.

The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.

The truth is lived, not taught....

Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught.

The river taught us how to listen with a silent heart, with a waiting open soul...