Hermann HesseBoth the thoughts and the senses were pretty things, the ultimate meaning was hidden behind both of them... from both the secret voices of the innermost truth had to be attentively perceived.
About This Quote
The author of this quote does not want to say that there are two sides to every coin. He wants to say that there are two sides to every thought. The first side is the surface impression that people get on first viewing. What they imagine about the coin.
The second side is what's behind it all. This is the secret meaning of the coin, which people must learn to perceive through their senses of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell.
Source: Siddhartha
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