Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose.
Evil grows and bears fruit, which is understandable, because it has logic and probability on its side and also, of course, strength. The resistance o… - Czeslaw Milosz
Evil grows and bears fruit, which is understandable, because it has logic and probability on its side and also, of course, strength. The resistance o…
- Czeslaw Milosz
Men will clutch at illusions when they have nothing else to hold to. - Czeslaw Milosz
Men will clutch at illusions when they have nothing else to hold to.
The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history. - Czeslaw Milosz
The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.
The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invis… - Czeslaw Milosz
The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invis…
The soul exceeds its circumstances. - Czeslaw Milosz
The soul exceeds its circumstances.
The true enemy of man is generalization. - Czeslaw Milosz
The true enemy of man is generalization.
Religion used to be the opium of the people. To those suffering humiliation, pain, illness, and serfdom, religion promised the reward of an after lif… - Czeslaw Milosz
Religion used to be the opium of the people. To those suffering humiliation, pain, illness, and serfdom, religion promised the reward of an after lif…
The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them. - Czeslaw Milosz
The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.
In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot. - Czeslaw Milosz
In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.
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