Antonio Machado quotes

Antonio Machado was a Spanish poet and leading figure of the Generation of '98 literary movement. His deeply emotional and reflective poetry is celebrated for its simplicity and philosophical depth. He is remembered as one of Spain’s greatest poetic voices and an enduring symbol of Spanish culture. Here are 9 of his quotes:

Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking. (Antonio Machado)

Man would be otherwise. That is the essence of the specifically human.

Antonio Machado

I thought my fire was out, and stirred the ashes.... I burnt my fingers.

Antonio Machado

I dreamt -- marvellous error! -- that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures.

Antonio Machado

The great philosophers are poets who believe in the reality of their poems.

Antonio Machado

Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it.

Antonio Machado

Don't try to rush things: for the cup to run over, it must first be filled.

Antonio Machado

Death is something we shouldn't fear because, while we are, death isn't, and when death is, we aren't.

Antonio Machado

Wanderer, your footprints are the path, and nothing else; wanderer, there is no path, the path is made by walking. Walking makes the path, and on glancing back one sees the path that must never be trod again. Wanderer, there is no path- Just your wake in the sea.

Antonio Machado

Antonio Machado

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Occupation: Spanish Poet
Born: July 26, 1875
Died: February 22, 1939
Quotes count: 9
Wikipedia: Antonio Machado

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