Quote of Hermann Hesse - Opponents often need each other more...
Biography - Hermann Hesse:
German-born poet, novelist, and painter.
Born: 1877 - Died: 1962
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1877 - Died: 1962
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
Opponents often need each other more than friends, for without wind, the mills won't run.
Translation
(German, French)
See also...
Quotes about friendship:
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
It is the fool's misfortune to fail in obtaining the position, the employment, the neighbourhood, and the circle of friends that suit him.
Quotes for: wind
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
Since I grew tired of the chase
And search, I learned to find;
And since the wind blows in my face,
I sail with every wind.
And search, I learned to find;
And since the wind blows in my face,
I sail with every wind.
Quotes for: enemy
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
Hermann Hesse also said...
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