“To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life.” — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“When, after a long life, it falls out That he takes on a form he had sought And every word carved in stone Grows… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“In the people's democracies, the Communists speak of the "New Faith" and compare its growth to that of Christianity in the Roman Empire. There has been instituted in France a group of worker-priests, who do regular work in the factories and bring the Gospel to the laboring masses while sharing fully in their living conditions. A large proportion of these… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share
“And when people cease to believe that there is good and evil, Only beauty will call to them and save them So that they… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“There was no castle. You were simply listening to a record. A needle, swaying lightly on a black frozen pond, Led the voices of… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“You say a name, but its not known to anyone. Either because that man died or because He was a celebrity on the banks of another river. Chiaromonte Miomandre Petőfi Mickiewicz Young generations are not interested in what happened Somewhere else, long ago. And what about the teachers who repeated: Ars longa, vita brevis? Their laurel crowned deceptions will soon… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share
“When everything was fine And the notion of sin had vanished And the earth was ready In universal peace To consume and rejoice Without… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“You whom I could not save Listen to me. Try to understand this simple speech as I would be ashamed of another. I swear,… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“A man is lying under machine-gun fire on a street in an embattled city. He looks at the pavement and sees a very amusing… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“I still think too much about the mothers And ask what is man born of woman. He curls himself up and protects his head… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
“You who wronged a simple man Bursting into laughter at the crime, And kept a pack of fools around you To mix good and… — Czesław Miłosz Copy Share Image
