The masses do not see the Sirens. They do not hear songs in the air. Blind, deaf, stooping, they pull at their oars in the hold of the earth. But the more select, the captains, harken to a Siren within them... and royally squander their lives with her.
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"The masses do not see the Sirens. They do not hear songs in the air. Blind, deaf, stooping, they pull at their oars in the hold of the earth. But the more select, the captains, harken to a Siren within them... and royally squander their lives with her." — Nikos Kazantzakis
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The masses do not see the Sirens. They do not hear songs in the air. Blind, deaf, stooping, they pull at their oars in the hold of the earth. But the more select, the captains, harken to a Siren within them... and royally squander their lives with her. — Nikos Kazantzakis
About Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis was a Writer from Greece (1883–1957).
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This quote is attributed to Nikos Kazantzakis, a Writer from Greece.
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Nikos Kazantzakis lived from 1883 – 1957.