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Giorgos Seferis Quotes

Giorgos Seferis quotes

Greek Poet March 13, 1900 – September 20, 1971

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Giorgos Seferis quote: "Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of all the..."
Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of all the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life. Giorgos Seferis
Giorgos Seferis quote: "Don't ask who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs..."
Don't ask who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life. Giorgos Seferis
My vantage point must have been somewhere between our little house and the steamer jetty. The sea was exceptionally calm. Lit up by a sun that you could have taken down and put in your knapsack. Everything: Mooring rings on the harbor wall, piles of timber, the arches of the houses, caiques, windows? all of them were faithful, in the way we describe a dog being faithful. Giorgos Seferis
Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends. Giorgos Seferis
In our gradually shrinking world, everyone is in need of all the others. We must look for man wherever we can find him. When on his way to Thebes Oedipus encountered the Sphinx, his answer to its riddle was: « Man». That simple word destroyed the monster. We have many monsters to destroy. Let us think of the answer of Oedipus. Giorgos Seferis
Giorgos Seferis quote: "For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its..."
For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its domain is in the heart of all men. Giorgos Seferis
Giorgos Seferis quote: "And a soulif it is to know itselfmust lookinto its own soul:..."
And a soulif it is to know itselfmust lookinto its own soul: the stranger and enemy, we've seen him in the mirror. Giorgos Seferis
Giorgos Seferis quote: "How can you dare teach a man to read until you've taught him..."
How can you dare teach a man to read until you've taught him everything else first? Giorgos Seferis
Giorgos Seferis quote: "I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity..."
I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity with the living spirit of Greece today. Giorgos Seferis

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