Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakiswas a Greek writer, celebrated for his novels, which include Zorba the Greek, Christ Recrucified, Captain Michalis, and The Last Temptation of Christ. He also wrote plays, travel books, memoirs and philosophical essays such as The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 February 1883
CityHeraklion, Greece
honesty believe hands
Be sure to live up to your reputation for honesty and goodness, because many souls who believe you to be honest and good have placed themselves in your hands.
soul balance elements
The landscape affects the human psyche - the soul, the body and the innermost contemplations - like music. Every time you feel nature deeper you resonate better with her, finding new elements of balance and freedom...
world mud spirit
Truly, everything in this world depended on time. Time ripened all. If you had time, you succeeded in working the human mud internally and turning it into spirit. Then you did not fear death. If you did not have time, you perished.
dream ephemeral mud
I am a weak, ephemeral creature made of mud and dream. But I feel all the powers of the universe whirling within me.
morning blessed son
God changes appearances every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. One moment he is a glass of fresh water, the next, your son bouncing on your knees or an enchanting woman, or perhaps merely a morning walk.
purpose
Beauty always had a purpose: to be of service to life.
night smell sight
I collect my tools: sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing, intellect. Night has fallen...
imagine invisible visible
Only after I've seen the visible can I imagine what the invisible is.
matter hats
It doesn't matter whether or not you have a head, you must wear the right sort of hat
heart ideas sunrise
When I encounter a sunrise, a painting, a woman, or an idea that makes my heart bound like a young calf, then I know I am standing in front of happiness.
dream laughter wine
What a strange machine man is! You fill him with bread, wine, fish, and radishes, and out comes sighs, laughter, and dreams.
rain caves hood
God sends rain, but He also sends hoods; and when the rain grows heavier, He sends a cave.
golf rhythm seagull
As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.
reign youth repent
Let your youth have free reign, it won't come again, so be bold and no repenting.