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Hermann Hesse quote about life from Siddhartha (1922) - Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

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Quotes by Hermann Hesse · Quotes from Siddhartha · Quotes about life · Quotes about speech · Quotes about greatness · Quotes about thought · Quotes about action

“ Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life. ”

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Author

Hermann Hesse

Source

Siddhartha

Topic

life speech greatness thought action

Date

1922

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated by Gunther Olesch, Anke Dreher, Amy Coulter, Stefan Langer and Semyon Chaichenets

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2500/2500-h/2500-h.htm

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Hermann Hesse quote about life from Siddhartha (1922) - Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

Hermann Hesse quote about life from Siddhartha (1922) - Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

Hermann Hesse quote about life from Siddhartha (1922) - Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

Hermann Hesse quote about life from Siddhartha (1922) - Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.