Who said "Anyone can reach their goals who can think, wait and fast."?

Hermann Hesse (1877–1962). Source: Siddhartha (1922), Kamala.

Anyone can reach their goals who can think, wait and fast.

Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha (1922), Kamala

What it means

Siddhartha tells Kamala there is no magic, only these three disciplines. What fools call sorcery is patience and self-control. You have access to the same power.

The source

"Anyone can reach their goals who can think, wait and fast." Hermann Hesse said it in Siddhartha (1922), Kamala. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

"Jeder kann zaubern, jeder kann seine Ziele erreichen, wenn er denken kann, wenn er warten kann, wenn er fasten kann."

Original German, Siddhartha (1922), Kamala. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Hermann Hesse (1877–1962). German-Swiss novelist. Siddhartha (1922) tells of a young man in the Buddha's India who learns more from a river than from any teacher.

Questions

What does "Anyone can reach their goals who can think, wait and fast." mean?: Siddhartha tells Kamala there is no magic, only these three disciplines. What fools call sorcery is patience and self-control. You have access to the same power.
Who said "Anyone can reach their goals who can think, wait and fast."?: Hermann Hesse (1877–1962). Source: Siddhartha (1922), Kamala.
What is the original German?: Jeder kann zaubern, jeder kann seine Ziele erreichen, wenn er denken kann, wenn er warten kann, wenn er fasten kann. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Anyone can reach their goals who can think, wait and fast." (Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha (1922), Kamala, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/anyone-can-reach-their-goals-who-can-think