“Wisdom cannot be imparted.”

— Hermann Hesse · Wisdom quote

Wisdom cannot be imparted. — Hermann Hesse quote card
Novelist and poet · 1877 – 1962

Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist and poet whose works explore self-discovery and spirituality, including Siddhartha, Steppenwolf and The Glass Bead Game. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

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