Antonio Machado quotes

Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking. (Antonio Machado)
Man would be otherwise. That is the essence of the specifically human. View quote
Antonio Machado
I thought my fire was out, and stirred the ashes.... I burnt my fingers. View quote
Antonio Machado
I dreamt -- marvellous error! -- that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures. View quote
Antonio Machado
The great philosophers are poets who believe in the reality of their poems. View quote
Antonio Machado
Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it. View quote
Antonio Machado
Don't try to rush things: for the cup to run over, it must first be filled. View quote
Antonio Machado
Death is something we shouldn't fear because, while we are, death isn't, and when death is, we aren't. View quote
Antonio Machado
Wanderer, your footprints are the path, and nothing else; wanderer, there is no path, the path is made by walking. Walking makes the path, and on glancing back one sees the path that must never be trod again. Wanderer, there is no path- Just your wake in the sea. View quote
Antonio Machado