C.P. Cavafy Quotes

Egypt, Poet
April 29, 1863 – April, 29, 1933.

Constantine Peter Cavafy (April 29 (April 17, OS), 1863 – April 29, 1933) was an Egyptiot Greek poet, journalist and civil servant. His consciously individual style earned him a place among the most important figures not only in Greek poetry, but in Western poetry as well.

Also known as Journalist, Civil Servant

The holy Cross goes forward; it brings joy and consolation to every quarter where Christians live; and these God-fearing people, elated, stand in their doorways and greet it reverently, the strength, the salvation of the universe, the Cross.

C.P. Cavafy
- People
- God
- Live
My life has been awaiting you. Your footfall was my own heart's beat.

C.P. Cavafy
- Life
- Heart
- Romantic

A month passes by and brings another month. Easy to guess what lies ahead: all of yesterday's boredom. And tomorrow ends up no longer like tomorrow.

C.P. Cavafy
- Up
- Lies
- Lying
And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you. Wise as you have become, with so much experience, you must already have understood what these Ithacas mean.

C.P. Cavafy
- Experience
- Mean
- Wise
Guard, O my soul, against pomp and glory. And if you cannot curb your ambitions, at least pursue them hesitantly, cautiously. And the higher you go, the more searching and careful you need to be.

C.P. Cavafy
- Soul
- Needs
- Ambition
The frivolous can call me frivolous. I've always been most punctilious about important things. And I insist that no one knows better than I do the Holy Fathers, or the Scriptures, or the Canons of the Councils.

C.P. Cavafy
What shall become of us without any barbarians? Those people were a kind of solution.

C.P. Cavafy