Quotes by Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis

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I felt sorry for the inhabitants and went into the forest to admonish the wolf in God's name not to eat any more sheep. — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
It is impossible for me to remember how many days or weeks went by in this way. Time is round, and it rolls quickly. — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
You know all about love, but that is not enough. You must also learn that hate comes from God as well, that it too is in — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
In order to mount to heaven, you used the Inferno to give you momentum. "The further down you gain your momentum," you o — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
My route, Sior Francis—and don't be surprised when you hear it—my route when I set out to find God... was... laziness. Y — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
I had taken up my quill to begin writing many times before now, but I always abandoned it quickly: each time I was overc — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
Madness, Brother Masseo, is the salt which prevents good sense from rotting. — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
Forgetting himself for a moment, Francis brought his hand out from under his frock in order to bless the multitude. When — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
Because what God wants, that, and only that, is also what we want—but we don't know it. God comes and awakens our souls, — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
But how can anyone put a bridle on man's vanity and arrogance? But how can Purity walk the earth without covering her fe — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
Thy designs are a bottomless pit. How can I descend into this pit to examine it? Thou lookest thousands of years into th — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
It's possible to save oneself from Satan, Father Francis, but from men—never! — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis