Irene Doura-Kavadia > Irene's Quotes

“Gegen das Ende [...] geht es wie gegen das Ende eines Maskenballs, wann die Larven abgenommen werden. Man sieht jetzt, wer Diejenigen, mit denen man in Berührung gekommen war, [ ... ] eigentlich gewesen sind. Denn die Charaktere haben sich an den Tag gelegt, die Thaten haben ihre Früchte getragen, die Leistungen ihre gerechte Würdigung erhalten und alle Trugbilder sind zerfallen.

Στο τέλος [...] συμβαίνει ακριβώς ότι και στο φινάλε ενός χορού μεταμφιεσμένων, όταν βγαίνουν οι μάσκες. Τότε μόνο βλέπει κανείς, ποιοί ήσαν στην πραγματικότητα εκείνοι με τους οποίους είχε συναναστραφεί [...], επειδή οι χαρακτήρες τους έχουν πια βγει στο φως της ημέρας, οι πράξεις έχουν αποφέρει τους καρπούς τους, τα έργα έχουν πλήρως αποτιμηθεί και όλες οι χίμαιρες έχουν πλέον καταρρεύσει...
Übersetzung von Irene Doura-Kavadia”
― Schopenhauer

“The Road not Taken

[...]
I shall be telling this with a sigh
somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less travelled by,
and that has made all the difference...”
― Robert Frost

“Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.”
― Bertolt Brecht

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”
― Arthur Ashe

“Hide me inside you, where the sweetest things are hidden, between the roots of roses and spices”
― A.C. Swinburne

“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey

“He that hath two coats, I will give to him that hath not...”
― Luke the Evangelist

“It's amazing how one day someone walks into your life, and suddenly, you can't remember how you lived without them”
― Anurag Prakash Ray

“When two friends understand each other completely, the words are soft and strong like an orchid’s perfume.
Όταν δύο φίλοι καταλαβαίνουν απόλυτα ο ένας τον άλλον, οι λέξεις είναι απαλές και δυνατές σαν το άρωμα μιας ορχιδέας.
Translation by Irene Doura-Kavadia”
― Kung Chen

“and beauty and goodness comes to each man directly, in flashes of spiritual light”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The heart feels, the head compares
Η καρδιά αισθάνεται. Ο νους συγκρίνει
Translation by Irene Doura-Kavadia”
― Chateaubriand

“The heart has its reasons, which reason knows nothing of
Η καρδιά έχει τους λόγους της, για τους οποίους η λογική δεν γνωρίζει τίποτα”
― B Pascal

“Only optimism and education will become our weapon and shield; and our children, the only hope for a better tomorrow, where the sun that we deserve to illuminate us starts rising.
Μόνο η αισιοδοξία και η παιδεία μας θα γίνουν το όπλο και η ασπίδα μας, και τα παιδιά μας η μοναδική ελπίδα για ένα καλύτερο αύριο, εκεί όπου χαράζει ο ήλιος που αξίζουμε να μας φωτίζει
Quote in English and Greek translation Irene Doura-Kavadia”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Poetry is the result of silence, where the poet finds himself conversing with his innermost self that is nothing other than the supreme consciousness. Nevertheless, reaching that state of absolute silence takes much pain and suffering.”
― Preeth Nambiar

“No-one is safe at night; darkness stalks...”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Poetry is madness; yet it is also our reason against irrationality.
Poetry is weakness; yet it is also power;
The surging force of reason. [...]
Against the indifference
In the unreasonable times
of our contemporary lives…”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Space is an ineluctable modality of our perception (IMMANUEL KANT)

…. Or perhaps is it, more essentially and explicitly than ever,
ever-providing modalities?
(Irene Doura-Kavadia)”
― Immanuel Kant

“Young Messiahs -
thousands their voters
- zero vision!

Haiku Poem”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“No-one is innocent
Of the blame –
First and foremost: myself!

Haiku Poem”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“If only people could talk in the same way, walking down the path of peace and friendship – despite the fact that they’re not able to speak the same language… If only harmony prevailed upon this planet, it would be a place really worth living. Then Heaven itself would come down to embrace the Earth; to embrace us all, bathing us with the light of spirit and love...”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Our life is like a coin - one face makes you happy, the other makes you sad;
no matter which you pick, there always lies the risk. Yet one cannot but toss!”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Everything in the universe expresses in its own way. Poetry, rather than a physical form of written words, is an experience. You may find poetry in a grass tip swaying in the breeze; you may find poetry in a gentle and graceful movement in a dance form. Something that evokes a feeling in a reader that is beyond the scope of verbalization – I would call it poetry”
― Preeth Nambiar

“Real love is boundless, spreading white wings wide; eternally riding through time and space... If blessed it may be timeless - a fiery passionate ride to the glorious land of grace”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“A friend is, in need, the sun on a wintry day
among the clouds”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“For You, my Love, I will become an ode
And our union will light up a new constellation to the ends of the universe shining;
I too will be a star in the bosom of the night in its deeply breathing and sighing...”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Never leave anything unsaid, for you are not sure of tomorrow!”
― Preeth Nambiar, The Solitary Shores

“I touched your soul with my gaze
And you saw right through me;
You’re the ball string to the end of the maze,
the only one to unveil the true me”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Για την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα της Γυναίκας
Οφείλουμε να δείχνουμε σεβασμό σε όλες τις γυναίκες - μανάδες - συζύγους - κόρες - εργαζόμενες ... Σε αυτές που αγωνίζονται με σθένος και καρτερία σε έναν κόσμο γεμάτο αντιξοότητες και αδικίες. Σε ένα κόσμο όπου ακόμα και σήμερα θεωρούνται πολίτες β΄ κατηγορίας. Σε αυτές που σε αυτόν τον τραχιά γι αυτές πλασμένο κόσμο πασχίζουν να προσδώσουν λίγη γλυκύτητα - σαν το πρωινό φιλί της μάνας που το θυμόμαστε ακόμα κι όταν σβήσει για πάντα από τα χείλη της. Ας τις σεβόμαστε κάθε μέρα και ας είμαστε αρωγοί τους. Διότι εκ γυναικός ερρυη τα κρειττω!!

On the International Women's Day
We must show respect to all women - mothers - wives - daughters - workiers ... To those who fight with vigor and courage in a world full of adversity and injustice. In a world where even today they are considered second-class citizens. To those who, in this rough world, strive to give a little sweetness - like the morning kiss of the mother that we remember even after it disappears forever from her lips. Let us respect all women every day and let us be their supoprt. Because from a woman comes all the best!

Quote and translation by Irene Doura-Kavadia”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Within the caves of deepest longing
Echoes the sounds of majestic eve!
Upon the sphere of bright white skies
Spreads the paint of evening colours!
Silence divine, Penetrates deep
Onto the void of ethereal joy!
All I have is a bundle of letters
That would sound nothing definite!
Hold my arms to touch my warmth,
O dear, whisper on my ears soft,
Is silence the fall of words or
Are words the wreck of silence?”
― Preeth Nambiar, The Solitary Shores

“To live alone is the fate of all great souls”
― Arthur Schopenhauer