Philosophy Quote by Octavio Paz — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Каждый читатель - тот же поэт, каждое стихотворение - любое другое. Ни минуты не стоя на месте, поэзия никуда не спешит. В разговоре каждая фраза предвосхищает следующую: у этой цепи есть начало и конец. В стихах первая фраза содержит последнюю, как последняя - первую. Поэзия - единственный способ противостоять линейному времени, так называемому прогрессу.”

“Стихи нельзя объяснить - только понять.”

“Mineral cactai,”

“Beyond myself, somewhere,”

“because two bodies, naked and entwined,”

“У влюбленного в безмолвие поэта есть одно спасение - речь.”

“Life wasn't stability. It was loss. And for the first time, that loss seemed to him a form of freedom.”

“It is not enough to show how clever we are by showing how obscure everything is".”

“I bargained with Life for a penny,”

“These wisest men of all ages should be scrutinized closely. Were they all perhaps shaky on their legs? Tottery? Decadent? Late? Could it be that wisdom appears on earth as a Raven, attracted by a little whiff of carrion?”

“…it can hardly be over-exaggerated that speculative thinking is always drawn from the necessities of the time, that it is always practical, that it always shifts with the interests of the times, with the changes of social, economic, and political conditions, and finally, that it is vain to hope to find an”

“Your mind is like this water, my friend. When it is agitated, it becomes difficult to see. But if you allow it to settle, the answer becomes clear.”