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"Guard, O my soul, against pomp and glory. And if you cannot curb your ambitions, at least pursue them hesitantly, cautiously. And the higher you go, the more searching and careful you need to be."
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Constantine P. CavafyHe wasn’t completely wrong, poor old Gemistus — Constantine P. Cavafy
"He wasn’t completely wrong, poor old Gemistus (let Lord Andronicus and the patriarch suspect him if they like), in wanting us, telling us to become pagan once again."
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Constantine P. Cavafy
Constantine P. Cavafy
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Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, known, especially in English, as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P. Cavafy, was a Greek poet, journalist, and civil servant from Alexandria. A major figure of modern Greek literature, he is sometimes considered the most distinguished Greek poet of the 20th century. His works and consciously individual style earned him a place among the most important co
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"One candle is enough. Its gentle light will be more suitable, will be more gracious when the Shades arrive, the Shades of Love."
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"When setting out upon your way to Ithaca, wish always that your course be long, full of adventure, full of lore."
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"Body, remember not only how much you were loved, not only the beds you lay on, but also those desires glowing openly in eyes that looked at you, trembling for you in voices."
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"The Spartans werent to be led and ordered around like precious servants. Besides, they wouldnt have thought a pan-Hellenic expedition without a Spartan king in command was to be taken very seriously. Of course, then, "except the Lacedaimonians." Thats certainly one point of view. Quite understandable."
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"And in Spain Galba secretly musters and drills his army — Galba, the old man in his seventy-third year."
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