Good and evil Quote by Czesław Miłosz

“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

“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…

— Czesław Miłosz

“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

“You say a name, but its not known to anyone. Either because that man died or because He was a celebrity on the banks…

— Czesław Miłosz

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Of all things broken and lost, porcelain troubles me most.”

— Czesław Miłosz

“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

“Ja sam jestem chłopcem leniwym, dość prymitywnym i bardzo mało mam tego, co się nazywa inteligencją. Skończenie prawa zabiło we mnie umiejętność chłonięcia wiedzy…

— Czesław Miłosz