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Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes

Man is able, and has the duty, to reach the furthest point on the road he has chosen. Only by means of hope can we attain what is beyond hope Picture Quote #1

For I realize today that it is a mortal sin to violate the great laws of nature. We should not hurry, we should not be impatient, but we should confidently obey the eternal rhythm Picture Quote #1

God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises Picture Quote #1

We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life Picture Quote #1

Freedom was my first great desire. The second, which remains hidden within me to this day, tormenting me, was the desire for sanctity. Hero together with saint: such is mankind’s supreme model Picture Quote #1

Truly, everything in this world depended on time. Time ripened all. If you had time, you succeeded in working the human mud internally and turning it into spirit. Then you did not fear death. If you did not have time, you perished Picture Quote #1

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True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own Picture Quote #1

Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all … is not to have one Picture Quote #1

My principle anguish and the source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh Picture Quote #1

Ah, if you could dance all that you’ve just said, then I’d understand Picture Quote #1

When I encounter a sunrise, a painting, a woman, or an idea that makes my heart bound like a young calf, then I know I am standing in front of happiness Picture Quote #1

The human soul is heavy, clumsy, held in the mud of the flesh. Its perceptions are still coarse and brutish. It can divine nothing clearly, nothing with certainty Picture Quote #1

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I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else Picture Quote #1

How does the light of a star set out and plunge into black eternity in its immortal course? The star dies, but the light never dies; such also is the cry of freedom Picture Quote #1

God changes appearances every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. One moment he is a glass of fresh water, the next, your son bouncing on your knees or an enchanting woman, or perhaps merely a morning walk Picture Quote #1

The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet Picture Quote #1

What happiness this is: to fly, skimming over the earth just as we do in our dreams! Life has become a dream. Can this be the meaning of paradise? Picture Quote #1

I felt this was my duty... to draw the thick ancestral darkness out of my loins and transform it... into light Picture Quote #1

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Every obstacle in his journey became a milestone, an occasion for further triumph. We have a model in front of us now, a model who blazes our trail and gives us strength Picture Quote #1

By believing passionately in that which doesn’t exist, you create it and that which has not been sufficiently desired is what we call the non existent Picture Quote #1

Yes, there is weeping, even in heaven, but it is for those who are still crawling on the earth Picture Quote #1

You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go Picture Quote #1

I’ve stopped thinking all the time of what happened yesterday. And stopped asking what’s going to happen tomorrow. What’s happening today, this minute, is what I care about Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter whether or not you have a head, you must wear the right sort of hat Picture Quote #1

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Once more there sounded within me the terrible warning that there is only one life for all men, that there is only one life for all men, that there is no other and that all that can be enjoyed must be enjoyed here. In eternity no other chance will be given to us Picture Quote #1

What is love? It is not simply compassion, not simply kindness. In compassion there are two: the one who suffers and the one who feels compassion. In kindness there are two: the one who gives and the one who receives. But in love there is only one; the two join, unite, become inseparable. The I and the you vanish. To love means to lose oneself in the beloved Picture Quote #1

Everything in the world has a hidden meaning... Men, animals, trees, stars, they are all hieroglyphics. When you see them you do not understand them. You think they are really men, animals, trees, stars. It is only years later that you understand Picture Quote #1

Within this arena, which grows more stable night after day, generations work and love and hope and vanish. New generations tread on the corpses of their fathers, continue the work above the abyss and struggle to tame the dread mystery. How? By cultivating a single field, by kissing a woman, by studying a stone, an animal, an idea Picture Quote #1

Discipline is the highest of all virtues. Only so may strength and desire be counterbalanced and the endeavors of man bear fruit Picture Quote #1

I should learn to run, to wrestle, to swim, to ride horses, to row, to drive a car, to fire a rifle. I should fill my soul with flesh. I should fill my flesh with soul. In fact, I should reconcile at last within me the two internal antagonists Picture Quote #1

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Man is able, and has the duty, to reach the furthest point on the road he has chosen. Only by means of hope can we attain what is beyond hope (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) For I realize today that it is a mortal sin to violate the great laws of nature. We should not hurry, we should not be impatient, but we should confidently obey the eternal rhythm (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Freedom was my first great desire. The second, which remains hidden within me to this day, tormenting me, was the desire for sanctity. Hero together with saint: such is mankind’s supreme model (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Truly, everything in this world depended on time. Time ripened all. If you had time, you succeeded in working the human mud internally and turning it into spirit. Then you did not fear death. If you did not have time, you perished (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all … is not to have one (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) My principle anguish and the source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Ah, if you could dance all that you’ve just said, then I’d understand (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) When I encounter a sunrise, a painting, a woman, or an idea that makes my heart bound like a young calf, then I know I am standing in front of happiness (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) The human soul is heavy, clumsy, held in the mud of the flesh. Its perceptions are still coarse and brutish. It can divine nothing clearly, nothing with certainty (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) How does the light of a star set out and plunge into black eternity in its immortal course? The star dies, but the light never dies; such also is the cry of freedom (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) God changes appearances every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. One moment he is a glass of fresh water, the next, your son bouncing on your knees or an enchanting woman, or perhaps merely a morning walk (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) What happiness this is: to fly, skimming over the earth just as we do in our dreams! Life has become a dream. Can this be the meaning of paradise? (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) I felt this was my duty... to draw the thick ancestral darkness out of my loins and transform it... into light (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Every obstacle in his journey became a milestone, an occasion for further triumph. We have a model in front of us now, a model who blazes our trail and gives us strength (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) By believing passionately in that which doesn’t exist, you create it and that which has not been sufficiently desired is what we call the non existent (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Yes, there is weeping, even in heaven, but it is for those who are still crawling on the earth (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) I’ve stopped thinking all the time of what happened yesterday. And stopped asking what’s going to happen tomorrow. What’s happening today, this minute, is what I care about (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) It doesn’t matter whether or not you have a head, you must wear the right sort of hat (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Once more there sounded within me the terrible warning that there is only one life for all men, that there is only one life for all men, that there is no other and that all that can be enjoyed must be enjoyed here. In eternity no other chance will be given to us (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) What is love? It is not simply compassion, not simply kindness. In compassion there are two: the one who suffers and the one who feels compassion. In kindness there are two: the one who gives and the one who receives. But in love there is only one; the two join, unite, become inseparable. The I and the you vanish. To love means to lose oneself in the beloved (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Everything in the world has a hidden meaning... Men, animals, trees, stars, they are all hieroglyphics. When you see them you do not understand them. You think they are really men, animals, trees, stars. It is only years later that you understand (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Within this arena, which grows more stable night after day, generations work and love and hope and vanish. New generations tread on the corpses of their fathers, continue the work above the abyss and struggle to tame the dread mystery. How? By cultivating a single field, by kissing a woman, by studying a stone, an animal, an idea (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) Discipline is the highest of all virtues. Only so may strength and desire be counterbalanced and the endeavors of man bear fruit (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes) I should learn to run, to wrestle, to swim, to ride horses, to row, to drive a car, to fire a rifle. I should fill my soul with flesh. I should fill my flesh with soul. In fact, I should reconcile at last within me the two internal antagonists (Nikos Kazantzakis Quotes)

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