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Octavio Paz Diplomat

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Mexico
  • Born: Mar 31, 1914
  • Died: Apr 19, 1998

Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican poet-diplomat and writer. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. being alone

Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game. art

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. wisdom

To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes to hear it is to see it with our ears. poetry

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual. love

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other sayings from Robert Browning

22 other sayings from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

53 quotes from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher