I too can't quench my thirst for life, I love the light,
but I've seen much on earth, spanned all and measured all,
and found one thing to love and wear like a true charm:
I've always found that men who hold great goals on earth
squander their lives each daring moment heedlessly.
 Nikos Kazantzakis, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938). copy citation

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Author Nikos Kazantzakis
Source The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Topic love charm
Date 1938
Language English
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Note Translated by Kimon Friar
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