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Czeslaw Milosz Quotes

Total quotes: 11
“They are incomprehensible, the things of this earth. The lure of waters. The lure of fruits.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, The Poet's Work: An Introduction to Czeslaw Milosz
Tagged: Earth, Fruit, Water, Lure, Nature, The Way of the Earth, Ocean, Natural Worlds
“I chose my home in what is now, in things of this world, which exist and, for that reason, delight us: Nakedness of women on the beach, coppery cones of their breasts, Hibiscus, alamanda, a red lily.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, A Conversation With Jeanne
Tagged: Ocean, Power of Now
“Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, Poet Czeslaw Milosz Wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Tagged: Desire, kindness, aspiration, Growth
“Censorship may be tolerant of various avant-garde antics, since they keep writers busy and make literature an innocent pastime for a very restricted elite. But as soon as a writer shows signs of being attentive to reality, censorship clamps down.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, Notes on Exile
Tagged: Censorship
“Those who serve best don't always understand.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, ASR Blog #7- Who Serves Best Doesn’t Always Understand - Hero's Journey Foundation
Tagged: Followers, Servant, Serving, We Don't Know What We Are Doing, Philosophical
“I speak to you with silence like a cloud or a tree.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, Dedication by Czeslaw Milosz
Tagged: Silence, Speaking
“And those who expected lightning and thunder are disappointed.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, A Song on the End of the World by Czeslaw Milosz
Tagged: End of the World, Ends With A Whimper
“Why theology? Because the first must be first.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, Second Space
Tagged: Theology
“I was absent, dedicated to invisible countries.”
— Czeslaw Milosz, Second Space
Tagged: Being Otherworldy in the World
“Perhaps my life was triumphant not because it lacked evil and defeats but because I could see with my own eyes how what was just a vague promise is slowing being fulfilled and how that which I suspected of false greatness is disintegrating. The concealed structure of reality is reasonable. ”
— Czeslaw Milosz, To Begin Where I Am
Tagged: Reality, The Slow Drum of Progress
“The sublime doesn't have fame or money on its side. But it persists, it renews itself in every generation. Because in thought some greatness of soul keeps being born. So it is important to know how to repeat after Gothe: Respect! Respect! Respect! ”
— Czeslaw Milosz, Second Space
Tagged: Generational Knowledge, Thinking Memetics
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