# If you hate a person, you hate something in him th... | Hermann Hesse Quote

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> If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn''t part of ourselves doesn''t disturb us.

## What This Quote Means

Honesty with ourselves is the first step toward honesty with others.

## About Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist and Nobel laureate whose works explore the individual''s search for authenticity and self-knowledge.

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) wrote novels of spiritual seeking that blended Western psychology with Eastern philosophy.

## How to Apply This Wisdom

### Honest inventory

Be truthful with yourself about one area where you have been in denial.

### Speak truth

Share an honest thought that you have been holding back.

### Seek truth

Question one assumption you have been taking for granted.

## Reflection Questions

- Where am I being less than honest with myself?

- What truth am I avoiding that could set me free?

- How does living truthfully affect my relationships?

## More Quotes by Hermann Hesse

> Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

> You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving.

> Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

> Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.

> The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world.