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More Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis
You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.
I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.
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.
You have everything but one thing: madness. 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.
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.
The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.
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.
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.
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.
