Eleanor Roosevelt vs. Hermann Hesse
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Eleanor Roosevelt
1884 – 1962
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president from 1933 to 1945.
"It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain th…"
Hermann Hesse
1861 – 1948
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist, poet, and painter best known for works such as Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus and Goldmund. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 and is celebrated for exploring spirituality and self-discovery in his fiction.
"If I know what love is, it is because of you."
Connections
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