Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado, in full Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth26 July 1875
CitySeville, Spain
CountrySpain
sea track looks
XXIX Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking. Traveller, the path is your tracks And nothing more. Traveller, there is no path The path is made by walking. By walking you make a path And turning, you look back At a way you will never tread again Traveller, there is no road Only wakes in the sea.
flower garden wind
The wind, one brilliant day, called to my soul with an odor of jasmine. "In return for the odor of my jasmine, I'd like all the odor of your roses." "I have no roses; all the flowers in my garden are dead." "Well then, I'll take the withered petals and the yellow leaves and the waters of the fountain." the wind left. And I wept. And I said to myself: "What have you done with the garden that was entrusted to you?
light understanding doe
No one can shed light on vices he does not have or afflictions he has ever experienced.
littles vices add
The absence of vices adds so little to the sum of one's virtues.
running community atheism
Beware of the community in which blasphemy does not exist: underneath, atheism runs rampant.
thinking fool values
Only a fool thinks price and value are the same.
long decision wish
All uncertainty is fruitfull ... so long as it is accompanied by the wish to understand
men judging advice
Avoid pulpits, platforms, stages and pedestals. Keep to the hard ground. It is the only way you can judge your approximate status as a man.
dream thirds
Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it.
dream sleep eye
My soul is not asleep. It is awake, wide awake. It neither sleeps nor dreams, but watches, its eyes wide open far-off things, and listens at the shores of the great silence.
wise blow men
The deepest words of the wise man teach us the same as the whistle of the wind when it blows or the sound of the water when it is flowing.
crucial days next
These next days are crucial to see who is participating in the auctions. Everyone is waiting.
travel time journey
Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking.
jesus heaven passing-away
I love Jesus, who said to us: Heaven and earth will pass away. When heaven and earth have passed away, my word will remain. What was your word, Jesus? Love? Forgiveness? Affection? All your words were one word: Wakeup.