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More Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis
I hope nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.
I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.
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!
Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.
God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.
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.
You can knock on a deaf man's door forever.
This is true happiness: to have no ambition and to work like a horse as if you had every ambition. To live far from men, not to need them and yet to love them. To have the stars above, the land to your left and the sea to your right and to realize of a sudden that in your heart, life has accomplished its final miracle: it has become a fairy tale.
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.
Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.
