Do not overlook the little joys!

Hermann Hesse

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Topic

The little things

Author

Hermann Hesse

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Advice

Language

German

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Writer

From

Switzerland Europe

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Hesse, Hermann. "On Little Joys." My Belief: Essays on Life and Art. Edited by Theodore Ziolkowski, translated by Denver Lindley. Farrar, Straus and Gioux, 1974.

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