Luis Cernuda

Poet Spanish 1902 – 1963

Spanish poet known for surrealist and romantic themes.

430 quotes

"To create is to accept the possibility of failure."
Creativity
"The strongest bonds are forged in moments of vulnerability."
Friendship
"Expression is the opposite of exile."
Freedom
"Every life is a poem written in the margins of history."
Life
"The self is a story we tell ourselves daily."
Wisdom
"Art teaches what cannot be taught otherwise."
Education
"We are all searching for the language to describe our longing."
Love
"Peace comes from accepting what cannot be changed."
Peace
"The past is a country we cannot leave but cannot fully return to."
History
"Authenticity is the rarest form of courage."
Courage
"Music speaks the truth that words betray."
Music
"We dream not of what is possible, but of what is forbidden."
Dreams
"The greatest tragedy is a life unlived."
Life
"Patience is the virtue of those who refuse to surrender."
Patience
"Every artist is a thief of truth."
Creativity
"The body is the only homeland we truly possess."
Philosophy
"To be alive is to be perpetually unsatisfied."
Life
"Strength lies in acknowledging our weakness."
Strength
"The invisible is more real than the seen."
Philosophy
"Kindness is revolutionary in a world of indifference."
Kindness
"We are all complicit in the beauty we witness."
Beauty
"Literature is the conversation with those who came before."
Literature
"Hope is the last refuge of those who have nothing else."
Hope
"The truth we cannot speak becomes the art we must create."
Art
"Every moment contains the entire universe of possibility."
Time
"We love in order to escape ourselves."
Love
"The poet is a witness to what others refuse to see."
Literature
"Gratitude is the recognition that we are never truly alone."
Gratitude
"Power corrupts; beauty liberates."
Power
"The journey is the only destination that matters."
Adventure