Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado, in full Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth26 July 1875
CitySeville, Spain
CountrySpain
made walking
There is no road, the road is made by walking.
truth passion men
Man's passion for truth is such that he will welcome the bitterest of all postulates so long as it strikes him as true.
culture illusion consolation
Wherever learning breeds specialists, the sum of human culture is enhanced thereby. That is the illusion and consolation of specialists.
believe reality philosopher
The great philosophers are poets who believe in the reality of their poems.
ocean anchors sea
Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down.
spiritual path behinds
By walking one makes the road, and upon glancing behind sees the path
writing order firsts
In order to write poetry, you must first invent a poet who will write it.
hands circles waiting
Hell is the bloodcurdling mansion of time, in whose profoundest circle Satan himself waits, winding a gargantuan watch in his hand.
path life-is beats
Life is the path you beat while you walk it.
wall memories spring
The afternoon is bright, with spring in the air, a mild March afternoon, with the breath of April stirring, I am alone in the quiet patio looking for some old untried illusion - some shadow on the whiteness of the wall some memory asleep on the stone rim of the fountain, perhaps in the air the light swish of some trailing gown.
writing soul sin
The unpublished manuscript is like an uncon-fessed sin that festers in the soul, corrupting and contaminating it.
knowing glasses drink
It is good knowing that glasses are to drink from; the bad thing is not to know what thirst is for.