Octavio Paz

Poet Essayist Mexican 1914 – 1998

Mexican poet and Nobel Prize winner for The Labyrinth of Solitude.

389 quotes

"Every revolution begins with the rejection of a single premise."
Motivation
"The page is blank only until you dare to mark it."
Literature
"Happiness multiplies when it is shared."
Happiness
"Strength is knowing when not to use your power."
Strength
"Money flows toward those who respect it as water."
Money
"Health is the alignment of body, mind, and spirit."
Health
"Adventure is the price we pay for being alive."
Adventure
"History is a conversation between the dead and the living."
History
"Death teaches us that nothing is permanent except change."
Death
"Work becomes meaningful when it serves something beyond profit."
Work
"Dreams are the blueprints of the possible."
Dreams
"Gratitude transforms poverty into abundance."
Gratitude
"Technology separates us even as it connects us."
Technology
"Kindness is the only language understood by all beings."
Kindness
"War is the failure of imagination."
War
"A true leader empowers others to become leaders."
Leadership
"Music is the language of the soul before language."
Music
"Science reveals the mechanism but mystifies the miracle."
Science
"Perseverance is not about never falling, but always rising."
Perseverance
"Nature teaches that diversity is strength."
Nature
"Relationships require the constant death of the ego."
Relationships
"Courage is continuing when you are most afraid."
Courage
"Change is the canvas upon which life paints itself."
Change
"Humor is the weapon of the powerless and the wisdom of the wise."
Humor
"Hope is the practice of believing in possibilities."
Hope
"Friendship is chosen family, and sometimes better."
Friendship
"Family is the first revolution we experience."
Family
"Patience is the art of being while things are becoming."
Patience
"Truth emerges in the space between silence and speech."
Truth