Man would be otherwise. That is the essence of the specifically human. Antonio Machado More Quotes by Antonio Machado More Quotes From Antonio Machado The deepest words Antonio Machado wisdomwiseblow Beyond living and dreaming there is something more important: waking up. Antonio Machado wake-upimportantdream Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking. Antonio Machado journeytimetravel My soul is not asleep. It is awake, wide awake. It neither sleeps nor dreams, but watches, its eyes wide open far-off things, and listens at the shores of the great silence. Antonio Machado eyedreamsleep What have you done with the garden that was entrusted to you? Antonio Machado gardendonesoul I love Jesus, who said to us: Heaven and earth will pass away. When heaven and earth have passed away, my word will remain. What was your word, Jesus? Love? Forgiveness? Affection? All your words were one word: Wakeup. Antonio Machado passing-awayheavenjesus Traveler, there is no path, the path must be Antonio Machado travelerwalkspath I thought my fire was out, and stirred the ashes…. I burnt my fingers. Antonio Machado fingersashesfire What the poet is searching for Antonio Machado poetfundamentals Death is something we shouldn't fear because, while we are, death isn't, and when death is, we aren't. Antonio Machado Under all that we think, lives all we believe, like the ultimate veil of our spirits Antonio Machado inspirationalbelievethinking 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 successheartsweet Avoid pulpits, platforms, stages and pedestals. Keep to the hard ground. It is the only way you can judge your approximate status as a man. Antonio Machado judgingadvicemen XXIX Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking. Traveller, the path is your tracks And nothing more. Traveller, there is no path The path is made by walking. By walking you make a path And turning, you look back At a way you will never tread again Traveller, there is no road Only wakes in the sea. Antonio Machado tracksealooks Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down. Antonio Machado anchorsoceanfear The wind, one brilliant day, called to my soul with an odor of jasmine. "In return for the odor of my jasmine, I'd like all the odor of your roses." "I have no roses; all the flowers in my garden are dead." "Well then, I'll take the withered petals and the yellow leaves and the waters of the fountain." the wind left. And I wept. And I said to myself: "What have you done with the garden that was entrusted to you? Antonio Machado gardenflowerwind Only a fool thinks price and value are the same. Antonio Machado valuesfoolthinking And to walk through life in dreams out of love for the hand that guides us. Antonio Machado marriagedreamhands The only living language is the language in which we think and have our being. Antonio Machado languagethinking Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it. Antonio Machado thirdsdream
