Although he had reached a high stage of self-discipline and bore his last wound well, he now felt as if these ordinary people were his brothers. Their vanities, desires, and trivialities no longer seemed absurd to him; they had become understandable, lovable, and even worthy of respect.


p. 90 - Siddhartha (1922)

Hermann Hesse Quotes

Although he had reached a high stage of self-discipline and bore his last wound well, he now felt as if these ordinary people were his brothers....

Although he had reached a high stage of self-discipline and bore his last wound well, he now felt as if these ordinary people were his brothers....

Although he had reached a high stage of self-discipline and bore his last wound well, he now felt as if these ordinary people were his brothers....

Although he had reached a high stage of self-discipline and bore his last wound well, he now felt as if these ordinary people were his brothers....