Giorgos Seferis quotes

Giorgos Seferis was a renowned Greek poet and diplomat, celebrated for his profound and modernist poetry. His work explores themes of exile, identity, and the Greek experience. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature and is considered one of Greece’s most influential literary figures. Here are 7 of his quotes:

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)
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. View quote
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I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity with the living spirit of Greece today. View quote
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How can you dare teach a man to read until you've taught him everything else first? View quote
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For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its domain is in the heart of all men. View quote
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Like a bird with broken wing that has traveled through wind for years . . . I sleep and my heart stays awake . . . View quote
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And a soul if it is to know itself must look into its own soul: the stranger and enemy, we've seen him in the mirror. View quote
Giorgos Seferis

Giorgos Seferis

Giorgos Seferis - Image
Occupation: Greek Poet
Born: March 13, 1900
Died: September 20, 1971
Quotes count: 7

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