“As I watched the seagulls, I thought: 'That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.'”— Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek, 1946, Ch. 21Share
“All that is required to feel that here and now is happiness is a simple, frugal heart.”— Nikos KazantzakisShare
“God, what is all this talk put out by the popes? Paradise is here, my good man. God, give me no other paradise!”— Nikos KazantzakisShare
“I said to the almond tree: "Speak to me of God." And the almond tree blossomed.”— Nikos KazantzakisShare
“It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one-tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service.”— Benjamin FranklinShare
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”— Miguel de CervantesShare
“I used to sit, think, think, thinking, till I felt as lonesome as a kitten in a wash-house copper with the lid on.”— Charles DickensShare
“Science is not the truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you.”— Brené BrownShare
“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”— Eleanor RooseveltShare
“Ambition raises a secret tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts it into a violent hurry of thought.”— Joseph AddisonShare
