Religion Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis

9 Religion quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis

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Kazantzakis wrestled with existential questions throughout his work, and his brief thoughts on faith continue that quest. These nine lines provide a window into his restless search for meaning beyond doctrine.

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“Religion is opium for the masses”

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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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Every man is half God, half man; he is both spirit and flesh. That is why the mystery of Christ is not…

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“The great difference between us is this: you believe you have found salvation, and believing this, you are saved; I believe that…

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In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human…

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This book was not written because I wanted to offer a supreme model to the man who struggles; I wanted to show…

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The struggle between God and man breaks out in everyone, together with the longing for reconciliation... God does not love weak souls…

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“Oh, how crafty of religion, I cried out indignantly, to transplant rewards and punishments into a future life in order to comfort…

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The struggle between God and man breaks out in everyone, together with the longing for reconciliation. Most often this struggle is unconscious…

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

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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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