Giving Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis

9 Giving quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis

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Nikos Kazantzakis offers nine short observations on giving, each one a direct glimpse into his philosophical view of generosity.

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Every obstacle in his journey became a milestone, an occasion for further triumph. We have a model in front of us now,…

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God, what is all this talk put out by the popes? Paradise is here, my good man. God, give me no other…

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You gave me your curse, holy Fathers. I give you a blessing: May you be as moral and religious as I am.

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May he be cursed on earth who gives his trust to virtue, that bankrupt crone who takes our life's pure gold and…

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Fools, art is a heavy task, more heavy than gold crowns; it's far more difficult to match firm words than armies, they're…

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What is truth? What is falsehood? Whatever gives wings to men, whatever produces great works and great souls and lifts up a…

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All my life, I struggled to stretch my mind to the breaking point, until it began to creak, in order to create…

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What is love? It is not simply compassion, not simply kindness. In compassion there are two: the one who suffers and the…

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You will, Judas, my brother. God will give you the strength, as much as you lack, because it is necessary—it is necessary…

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Good Lord, how can the rich bear to die?

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“Religion is opium for the masses”

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I possess no weapon but love. With that I have come to do battle. Help me!

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Today, any action anywhere on earth has an immediate repercussion on all five continents. News of a victory of the Eastern armies in Morocco…

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“The Lord preserve us from sainthood”

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“You have everything but one thing: madness. A man needs a little madness or else - he never dares cut the rope and be…

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“A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free.”

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There's a devil inside me which cries, "You're not the son of the Carpenter, you're the son of King David! You are not a…

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Lions and Lambs, love and force, light and fire, good and evil: all things climb the same mountain, the mountain of God.

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I say one thing, you write another, and those who read you understand still something else! I say: cross, death, kingdom of heaven, God...and…

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“No, you're not free," he said. "The string you're tied to is perhaps no longer than other people's. That's all. You're on a long…

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The masses do not see the Sirens. They do not hear songs in the air. Blind, deaf, stooping, they pull at their oars in…

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