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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
Hermann Hesse
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Hermann Hesse
Age: 85 †
Born: 1877
Born: July 2
Died: 1962
Died: August 9
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Hermann Karl Hesse
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To nobody can you communicate in words and teachings, what happened to you in your hour of enlightenment.
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