Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Giannis Ritsos

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Greek poet Giannis Ritsos.
Last updated on November 7, 2024.
Giannis Ritsos

Yiannis Ritsos was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".

Find time for thought, this is the source of strength. Find time for the game, this is the secret of eternal youth. Find time for reading, this is the Foundation of knowledge. Find time to be friendly, this is the road to happiness. Find time for dreams, they will pull your vehicle as the stars. Find time to love and be loved in return, this is the privilege of the gods. Find time to look around you, it's too short a day to be selfish. Find time to laugh this is the music of the soul.
I know that each one of us travels to love alone, alone to faith and to death. I know it. I've tried it. It doesn't help. Let me come with you. — © Giannis Ritsos
I know that each one of us travels to love alone, alone to faith and to death. I know it. I've tried it. It doesn't help. Let me come with you.
I dissolved, so white, so unapproachable, amid my white flame, in the whiteness of moonlight
All the words are not enough to get anything said.
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