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This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of

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"This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification"

- Herman Hesse

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This quote is written / told by Herman Hesse between July 2, 1877 and August 9, 1962. He/she was a famous Author from Germany. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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