데미안 작가 헤르만 헤세의 명언 17가지를 살펴보자

헤르만 헤세(1877~1962)는 독일계 스위스인 문학가예요. 동서양의 사상과 인간 내면의 성찰을 깊이 있게 탐구한 작품들을 창작한 그는  20세기 세계 문학에 지대한 영향력을 끼친 대문호입니다. 대표작으로는 <데미안>, <수레바퀴 밑에서>, <유리알 유희>가 있어요. 오늘은 헤르만 헤세의 명언을 알려드릴게요.

헤르만 헤세의 명언 17가지

1> The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must destroy a world.
새는 알을 깨고 나온다. 알은 세계다. 태어나고자 하는 자는 하나의 세계를 파괴해야 한다.

 

2> Words can never fully convey the emotions between two people.
말은 결코 두 사람 사이의 감정을 온전히 전달할 수 없다.

3> Some people think they are stronger when they hold on, but real strength is in letting go.
어떤 사람들은 붙잡는 것이 강함이라고 생각하지만, 진정한 강함은 놓아주는 것이다.

4> Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.
말은 생각을 잘 표현하지 못한다. 말로 표현된 직후에는 항상 조금 달라지고, 조금 왜곡되고, 조금 어리석어진다.

 

5> Somebody who has discovered his own self, who knows what he really wants and feels deeply, is already a powerful person.
자신을 발견하고, 자신이 진정으로 원하는 것과 느끼는 것을 아는 사람은 이미 강력한 사람이다.

 

6> If I know what love is, it is because of you.
내가 사랑이 무엇인지 안다면, 그것은 당신 덕분이다.

7> You are willing to die, you coward, but not to live.
너는 죽을 용기는 있지만, 살 용기는 없다.

8> I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.
나는 여전히 구도자이며, 별과 책에 질문하기를 멈췄다. 이제 나는 내 피가 속삭이는 가르침에 귀를 기울인다.

9> There is no reality except the one contained within us.
우리 안에 담긴 것만이 진정한 현실이다.

 

10> The way to innocence leads through guilt.
순수로 가는 길은 죄책감을 통과한다.

11> Each man’s life represents a road toward himself.
각자의 삶은 자기 자신을 향한 길이다.

12> The journey to yourself will be your most challenging and rewarding experience.
자신을 찾는 여정은 가장 도전적이면서도 보람 있는 경험이 될 것이다.

13> Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
당신 안에는 언제든 돌아가 자신이 될 수 있는 고요함과 성소가 있다.

14> You have to try the impossible to achieve the possible.
가능한 것을 이루기 위해서는 불가능에 도전해야 한다.

15> Love is stronger than violence.
사랑은 폭력보다 강하다.

 

16> We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climb

ed many steps.
우리는 제자리걸음을 하고 있는 것이 아니라, 위로 올라가고 있다. 우리의 길은 나선형이며, 이미 많은 단계를 올라섰다.

17> Happiness is a how, not a what. A talent, not an object.
행복은 무언가가 아니라, 어떤 방식이다. 행복은 재능이지, 물건이 아니다.

 

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