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More Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis
A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free.
God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.
Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea.
You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.
Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.
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.
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.
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.
Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.
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.
