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More Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis
Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all … is not to have one.
A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free.
If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go.
When everything goes wrong, what a joy to test your soul and see if it has endurance and courage! An invisible and all-powerful enemy—some call him God, others the Devil, seem to rush upon us to destroy us; but we are not destroyed.
God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.
You have everything but one thing: madness. A man needs a little madness or else - he never dares cut the rope and be free.
the highest point a man can attain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!
You can knock on a deaf man's door forever.
I was happy, I knew that. While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past and we look back on it do we suddenly realize - sometimes with astonishment - how happy we had been.
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.
