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“All men are ready to do the impossible when their ideals are threatened. But when a new ideal is announced—a new demand for growth, unsettling and perhaps dangerous—everyone cowers. When the transformations of the Earth's crust cast aquatic animals onto land and terrestrial animals into the sea, it was the specimens open to any destiny who faced the new and unheard-of, and were able to save their species through new adaptations.”

Courage Evolution Transformation Fear Of The New Spiritual Adaptation

Book:Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

Source: Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

“What exists today is not a community, but merely a herd. People gather because they are afraid of each other, and each seeks refuge among their own kind. A herd of bosses, a herd of workers, a herd of intellectuals. And why are they afraid? They are only afraid when they are not at peace with themselves”

Fear Society Conformism Escape From Self

Book:Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

Source: Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

“There is no such thing as chance. When someone finds something they truly need, it is not chance that brings it to them, but the person themselves—their own desire and inner necessity lead them to it.”

Destiny Deep Desire Inner Need Symbolic Attraction

Book:Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

Source: Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

“Technically, I don’t know much about music, but since childhood I’ve instinctively understood its expression. I felt the musical sense in me as something natural and innate”

Sensitivity Language Of The Soul Intuitive Art Natural Gift

Book:Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

Source: Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend