On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A fisherman mends a glimmering net.
CZESLAW MILOSZNot that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.
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The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.
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You who think of us: they lived only in delusion, Know that we the People of the Book, will never die!
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It is impossible to communicate to people who have not experienced it the undefinable menace of total rationalism.
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All was taken away from you: white dresses, wings, even existence.
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The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.
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What is this enigmatic impulse that does not allow one to settle down in the achieved, the finished? I think it is a quest for reality.
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The true enemy of man is generalization.
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Learning To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life.
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Men will clutch at illusions when they have nothing else to hold to.
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The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas.
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The child who dwells inside us trusts that there are wise men somewhere who know the truth.
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A true opium of the people is a belief in nothingness after death.
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The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.
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The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.
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The revolt against one’s environment is usually ‘shame’ of one’s environment.
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