A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Mankind, in all his lusts, punishes himself. The gods have to do very little.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“To be happy to be sad and sad to be happy is to sing an echo in that beautiful language called Sorrow.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The unteachable man is sentenced to being taught only by experience. The tragedy is he reaches nothing further than his own pain. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“As a poet there is something about joy I find hard to express, whereas every other emotion is rather simple. For instance,… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“The wrath of God is never an evil wrath. God gets angry because he loves people like a mother would love her… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“If I were to believe in God enough to call him a murderer, then I might also believe enough that he, as… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
A man of God has many brothers. He is a wounded soldier - he is familiar with the pain one feels in… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“I won't be stuck in traffic 'til I see how rugged my path is And right now I'm loving how fast my… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“The pain of the narcissist is that, to him, everything is really a threat. What doesn't surrender in reverence is blasphemous to… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
To better understand God we must first shatter our own idea of God - maybe even day after day. Maybe he's too… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Knowledge is power, as some say. But on some days it is just as much pain and confusion as it is power;… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Religion, like science, is only noteworthy when it emphasizes a matter of what is true rather than whose belief is greater or lesser or… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Our entire lives we witness individuals, the ones who break some of the most culturally sensitive moral codes, ruined permanently by the media -… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
