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
Nikos Kazantzakis quotes about
kindness mean compassion
What is love? It is not simply compassion, not simply kindness. In compassion there are two: the one who suffers and the one who feels compassion. In kindness there are two: the one who gives and the one who receives. But in love there is only one; the two join, unite, become inseparable. The I and the you vanish. To love means to lose oneself in the beloved.
motivational faith believe
In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.
kindness mean punishment
There is no harsher means of punishment, than to answer malice with kindness.
change eye opportunity
Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.
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.
saved
When everyone drowns and I'm the only one to escape, God is protecting me. When everyone else is saved and I'm the only one to drown, God is protecting me then too.
prayer hands soul
Three kinds of souls, three prayers: 1) I am a bow in your hands, Lord. Draw me, lest I rot. 2) Do not overdraw me, Lord. I shall break. 3) Overdraw me, Lord, and who cares if I break.
knowledge men victory
the highest point a man can attain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!
blessed men appearance
God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.
resurrection
Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection.
army men two
The dual substance of Christ- the yearning, so human, so superhuman, of man to attain God... has always been a deep inscrutable mystery to me. My principle anguish and source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh... and my soul is the arena where these two armies have clashed and met.
acting action holy
The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action.
skulls faces
Life's true face is the skull.