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.
CZESLAW MILOSZThe revolt against one’s environment is usually ‘shame’ of one’s environment.
More Czeslaw Milosz Quotes
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All was taken away from you: white dresses, wings, even existence.
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Poetry is a dividend from what you know and what you are.
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What is poetry which does not save nations or people?
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The true enemy of man is generalization.
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When I curse Fate, it’s not me, but the earth in me.
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Language is the only homeland.
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Love means to look at yourself The way one looks at distant things For you are only one thing among many.
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Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth.
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And if there is no lining to the world? If a thrush on a branch is not a sign, But just a thrush on the branch? If night and day Make no sense following each other?
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I’ve always regretted that I’m made of contradictions. But, if contradiction is impossible to overcome, we have to accept both its ends.
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The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.
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The soul exceeds its circumstances.
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Be young forever, seasons of the earth.
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I knew that I would speak in the language of the vanquished No more durable than old customs, family rituals, Christmas tinsel, and once a year the hilarity of carols.
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Not 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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