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Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: It is impossible for me to remember how many days or weeks went by in this way. Time is round, and it rolls quickly. It is impossible for me to remember how many days or weeks went by in this way. Time is round, and it rolls quickly.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Only one woman exists in this world, one woman with countless faces. Only one woman exists in this world, one woman with countless faces.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I pity the village where no one is a saint, but I also pity the village where everyone is a saint! I pity the village where no one is a saint, but I also pity the village where everyone is a saint!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Life's true face is the skull. Life's true face is the skull.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Only after I've seen the visible can I imagine what the invisible is. Only after I've seen the visible can I imagine what the invisible is.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I hope for nothingI fear nothingI am free I hope for nothing
I fear nothing
I am free
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: What a miracle life is and how alike are all souls when they send their roots down deep and meet and are one! What a miracle life is and how alike are all souls when they send their roots down deep and meet and are one!
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. 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: Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble. Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I fight to embrace the entire circle of human activity to the full extent of my ability. I fight to embrace the entire circle of human activity to the full extent of my ability.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: The only way to save yourself is to endeavor to save others. The only way to save yourself is to endeavor to save others.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive. Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: My principal anguish, and the wellspring of all my joys and sorrows, has been the incessant merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh. My principal anguish, and the wellspring of all my joys and sorrows, has been the incessant merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: No wide road leads to God. No wide road leads to God.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Leave your books alone. Aren't you ashamed? Man is a wild beast, and wild beasts don't read. Leave your books alone. Aren't you ashamed? Man is a wild beast, and wild beasts don't read.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: God sends rain, but He also sends hoods; and when the rain grows heavier, He sends a cave. God sends rain, but He also sends hoods; and when the rain grows heavier, He sends a cave.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: If you have faith, a splinter from an old door will become a holy relic. And if you have no faith the entire holy cross will become an old door. If you have faith, a splinter from an old door will become a holy relic. And if you have no faith the entire holy cross will become an old door.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality. Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.
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? 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: My 'Report to Greco' is not an autobiography. My 'Report to Greco' is not an autobiography.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: On the way between nothingness and God, we dance and weep. On the way between nothingness and God, we dance and weep.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Time is not a field, to be measured in rods, nor a sea, to be measured in miles; it is a heart beat. Time is not a field, to be measured in rods, nor a sea, to be measured in miles; it is a heart beat.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I'm fighting to save myself, and save myself, I will. Mary Magdalene in The Last Temptation of Christ I'm fighting to save myself, and save myself, I will. Mary Magdalene in The Last Temptation of Christ
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: You gave me your curse, holy Fathers. I give you a blessing: May you be as moral and religious as I am. You gave me your curse, holy Fathers. I give you a blessing: May you be as moral and religious as I am.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness. The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't live them! D'you see? All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't live them! D'you see?
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: To do the will of God means to do my own most deeply hidden will. Within even the most unworthy of men there is a servant of God, asleep. To do the will of God means to do my own most deeply hidden will. Within even the most unworthy of men there is a servant of God, asleep.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Leave nothing for death but a burned-out castle Leave nothing for death but a burned-out castle
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Happiness is a simple everyday miracle, like water, and we are not aware of it. Happiness is a simple everyday miracle, like water, and we are not aware of it.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: The truth is that we all are one, that all of us together create god, that god is not man's ancestor, but his descendant. The truth is that we all are one, that all of us together create god, that god is not man's ancestor, but his descendant.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: A man needs a little madness, or else ... he never dares cut the rope and be free. A man needs a little madness, or else ... he never dares cut the rope and be free.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection. Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: How could I, who loved life so intensely, have let myself be entangled for so long in that balderdash of books and paper blackened with ink! How could I, who loved life so intensely, have let myself be entangled for so long in that balderdash of books and paper blackened with ink!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Beauty always had a purpose: to be of service to life. Beauty always had a purpose: to be of service to life.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: There is no harsher means of punishment, than to answer malice with kindness. There is no harsher means of punishment, than to answer malice with kindness.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: All roads lead to the earth; the abyss leads to God. Jump! All roads lead to the earth; the abyss leads to God. Jump!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: God, what is all this talk put out by the popes? Paradise is here, my good man. God, give me no other paradise! God, what is all this talk put out by the popes? Paradise is here, my good man. God, give me no other paradise!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: God turned his face the other way, and the earth was in darkness. An eclipse of God ... an eclipse of God God turned his face the other way, and the earth was in darkness. An eclipse of God ... an eclipse of God
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Every perfect traveler always creates the country where he travels. Every perfect traveler always creates the country where he travels.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Every village has its simpleton, and if one does not exist they invent one to pass the time. Every village has its simpleton, and if one does not exist they invent one to pass the time.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: There is only one sin god will not forgive Boss, and that is to deny a woman who is in wanting ~ Zorba There is only one sin god will not forgive Boss, and that is to deny a woman who is in wanting ~ Zorba
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Life on earth means: the sprouting of wings. Life on earth means: the sprouting of wings.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Lord, bend me, or I shall rot.Lord do not bend me too much, for I shall break.Lord bend me too much, who cares if I break! Lord, bend me, or I shall rot.
Lord do not bend me too much, for I shall break.
Lord bend me too much, who cares if I break!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces. There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I felt this was my duty ... to draw the thick ancestral darkness out of my loins and transform it ... into light. 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 man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all ... is not to have one. Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all ... is not to have one.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: To succeed, you must first believe you can. To succeed, you must first believe you can.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I knew that over and above the truth, there exists another duty which is much more important and much more human. I knew that over and above the truth, there exists another duty which is much more important and much more human.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Once, I saw a bee drown in honey, and I understood. Once, I saw a bee drown in honey, and I understood.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: The sole way to save oneself is to save others. Or to struggle to save others -even that is sufficient. The sole way to save oneself is to save others. Or to struggle to save others -even that is sufficient.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action. The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I loved my body and did not want it to perish; I loved my soul and did not want it to decay. I have fought to reconcile these two primordial I loved my body and did not want it to perish; I loved my soul and did not want it to decay. I have fought to reconcile these two primordial forces.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Let your youth have free reign. It won't come again, so be bold, and no repenting. Let your youth have free reign. It won't come again, so be bold, and no repenting.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go. You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: So few in reality are the true necessities of man So few in reality are the true necessities of man
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: But don't you believe in anything?I exclaimed in exasperation. But don't you believe in anything?I exclaimed in exasperation.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Love's feet are always pleased to step on ashes. Love's feet are always pleased to step on ashes.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Good Lord, how can the rich bear to die? Good Lord, how can the rich bear to die?
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I surrender myself to everything. I love, I feel pain, I struggle. The world seems to me wider than the mind, my heart a dark and almighty mystery. I surrender myself to everything. I love, I feel pain, I struggle. The world seems to me wider than the mind, my heart a dark and almighty mystery.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed. I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Religion is opium for the masses Religion is opium for the masses
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Whoever is rich, and is a communist, is an idiot," he would say. " Whoever is poor, and is not a communist, is a bigger idiot. Whoever is rich, and is a communist, is an idiot," he would say. " Whoever is poor, and is not a communist, is a bigger idiot.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: If I were fire, I would burn; if I were a woodcutter, I would strike. But I am a heart, and I love. If I were fire, I would burn; if I were a woodcutter, I would strike. But I am a heart, and I love.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust. As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: My son, I carry on as if I should never die.' I replied: 'And I carry on asif I was going to die any minute. My son, I carry on as if I should never die.' I replied: 'And I carry on as
if I was going to die any minute.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Madness, Brother Masseo, is the salt which prevents good sense from rotting. Madness, Brother Masseo, is the salt which prevents good sense from rotting.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Yes, there is weeping, even in heaven, but it is for those who are still crawling on the earth. Yes, there is weeping, even in heaven, but it is for those who are still crawling on the earth.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Zorba sees everything everyday as if for the first time. Zorba sees everything everyday as if for the first time.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Inexperience loves to preach. Inexperience loves to preach.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: You can knock on a deaf man's door forever. You can knock on a deaf man's door forever.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Throughout my life my greatest benefactors have been my dreams and my travels; very few men, living or dead, have helped me in my struggle. Throughout my life my greatest benefactors have been my dreams and my travels; very few men, living or dead, have helped me in my struggle.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I said only one word, brought only one message: Love. Love - nothing else. I said only one word, brought only one message: Love. Love - nothing else.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Our body is a ship that sails on deep blue waters. What is our goal? To be shipwrecked! Our body is a ship that sails on deep blue waters. What is our goal? To be shipwrecked!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: As you walk, you cut open and create that riverbed into which the stream of your descendants shall enter and flow. As you walk, you cut open and create that riverbed into which the stream of your descendants shall enter and flow.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Oh, yes. Wife. Children. Home. Everything. The full catastrophe. Oh, yes. Wife. Children. Home. Everything. The full catastrophe.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: The canary is like a man's soul. It sees bars around it, but instead of despairing, it sings. The canary is like a man's soul. It sees bars around it, but instead of despairing, it sings.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: It's all because of doing things by halves and saying things by halves, being good by halves, that the world is in the mess it's in today. It's all because of doing things by halves and saying things by halves, being good by halves, that the world is in the mess it's in today.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: The more devils we have within us, the more chance we have to form angels. The more devils we have within us, the more chance we have to form angels.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Man cannot sprout wings unless he has first reached the brink of the abyss! Man cannot sprout wings unless he has first reached the brink of the abyss!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free. A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea. Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Lions and Lambs, love and force, light and fire, good and evil: all things climb the same mountain, the mountain of God. Lions and Lambs, love and force, light and fire, good and evil: all things climb the same mountain, the mountain of God.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Before me is the abyss. How can I leap across it? And if I do not leap, how shall I ever be able to reach God? Before me is the abyss. How can I leap across it? And if I do not leap, how shall I ever be able to reach God?
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: O brain, be flowers that nightingales may come to sing! O brain, be flowers that nightingales may come to sing!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Ah, if you could dance all that you've just said, then I'd understand. Ah, if you could dance all that you've just said, then I'd understand.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: You do miracles if you concentrate your mind on one thing and one thing only. You do miracles if you concentrate your mind on one thing and one thing only.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Go as far as you can. Go further than you can! Go as far as you can. Go further than you can!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Be always restless, unsatisfied, unconforming. Whenever a habit becomes convenient, smash it! The greatest sin of all is satisfaction. Be always restless, unsatisfied, unconforming. Whenever a habit becomes convenient, smash it! The greatest sin of all is satisfaction.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: Everything in this world has a hidden meaning. Everything in this world has a hidden meaning.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: At such times [drunk] all the doors of a woman's being are opened. The sentinels relax and a kind word is as powerful as gold or love. At such times [drunk] all the doors of a woman's being are opened. The sentinels relax and a kind word is as powerful as gold or love.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: We have our brush and colors - paint Paradise and in we go. We have our brush and colors - paint Paradise and in we go.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: But how can anyone put a bridle on man's vanity and arrogance? But how can Purity walk the earth without covering her feet with mud? But how can anyone put a bridle on man's vanity and arrogance? But how can Purity walk the earth without covering her feet with mud?
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: One of man's greatest obligations is anger. One of man's greatest obligations is anger.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: What a strange machine man is! You fill him with bread, wine, fish, and radishes, and out comes sighs, laughter, and dreams. What a strange machine man is! You fill him with bread, wine, fish, and radishes, and out comes sighs, laughter, and dreams.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can. In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: No! No! Never acknowledge the limitations of man. Smash all boundaries! Deny whatever your eyes see. Die every moment, but say: Death does not exist.' No! No! Never acknowledge the limitations of man. Smash all boundaries! Deny whatever your eyes see. Die every moment, but say: Death does not exist.'
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: It's possible to save oneself from Satan, Father Francis, but from men - never! It's possible to save oneself from Satan, Father Francis, but from men - never!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: I possess no weapon but love. With that I have come to do battle. Help me! I possess no weapon but love. With that I have come to do battle. Help me!
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes: My entire soul is a cry, and all my work is a commentary on that cry. My entire soul is a cry, and all my work is a commentary on that cry.

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