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 More Quotes by Antonio Machado More Quotes From Antonio Machado The deepest words Antonio Machado wisdom wise blow Beyond living and dreaming there is something more important: waking up. Antonio Machado wake-up important dream Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking. Antonio Machado journey time travel What have you done with the garden that was entrusted to you? Antonio Machado garden done soul 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-away heaven jesus Traveler, there is no path, the path must be Antonio Machado traveler walks path I thought my fire was out, and stirred the ashes…. I burnt my fingers. Antonio Machado fingers ashes fire What the poet is searching for Antonio Machado poet fundamentals 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 inspirational believe thinking 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 success heart sweet 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 judging advice men 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 track sea looks Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down. Antonio Machado anchors ocean fear 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 garden flower wind Only a fool thinks price and value are the same. Antonio Machado values fool thinking And to walk through life in dreams out of love for the hand that guides us. Antonio Machado marriage dream hands The only living language is the language in which we think and have our being. Antonio Machado language thinking Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it. Antonio Machado thirds dream All uncertainty is fruitfull ... so long as it is accompanied by the wish to understand Antonio Machado decision wish long
