And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
Und was, Sokrates, ist die Nahrung der Seele? Gewiss, sagte ich, Wissen ist die Nahrung der Seele.
Platon
I live my life in widening circles. that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one. but I will give myself to it.
Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen, die sich über die Dinge ziehn. Ich werde den letzten vielleicht nicht vollbringen, aber versuchen will ich ihn.
Rainer Maria Rilke
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Nicht der Titel verleiht dem Mann Glanz, sondern der Mann dem Titel.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.
Laß uns also das Auge ändern, das die Wirklichkeit sieht.
Nikos Kazantzakis
As the kiss knows you, no one knows you.
Odysseas Elytis
I like to begin where winds shake the first branch.
Odysseus Elytis
God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.
Nikos Kazantzakis
I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.
Nikos Kazantzakis
If you had swum across the furthest ocean
And seen the vastness of infinity
Though dread of death might seize you, you’d still see
The rolling waves in never-ceasing motion
You’d still see something: Schools of dolphins swimming
Across the green and placid waters, skimming
The clouds, the sun and the moon, stars overhead –
You will see nothing in that void all round
You will not hear your footsteps where you tread
Beneath your feet, you’ll feel no solid ground
Goethe
Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
Francis Bacon
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Ovid
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
Andre Gide
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