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80 Thought-Provoking Quotes By Nobel Laureate José Saramago

Famous As: Portuguese Writer and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998
Born On: November 16, 1922
Died On: June 18, 2010
Born In: Azinhaga, Portugal
Founder / Co Founder: José Saramago Foundation
Died At Age: 87
José de Sousa Saramago was a famous Portuguese writer, best-known for his works such as ‘The Elephant’s Journey’, ‘The Stone Raft’, to name a few. José started his writing career in 1947 with a novel titled ‘Terra do Pecado’ (Land of Sin). In 1953, José wrote ‘Claraboia’ that was published as ‘Skylight’ in 2014. José published ‘Possible Poems’ in 1966 and ‘Probably Joy’ in 1970. José published ‘The History of the Siege of Lisbon’ in 1989 and ‘The Gospel According to Jesus Christ’ in 1991. In 1993, he published ‘In Nomine Dei’ and in 1995, José published ‘Blindness’. In 1997, he published two novels ‘All the Names’ and ‘The Tale of the Unknown Island’. From 2000 to 2008, José published eight novels ‘Children's Picture Book’, ‘The Double Seeing’, ‘Don Giovanni, or, Dissolute Acquitted’, ‘Death with Interruptions’, ‘Small Memories’, and ‘The Elephant's Journey’. He was awarded the ‘Nobel Prize In Literature’ in 1998 besides other awards and accolades. His works have been translated into approximately 25 languages and more than two million copies of his books and novels have been sold in Portugal alone. Here is a compilation of quotations and thoughts by the renowned writer whose writings emphasize human factor. Go through the famous quotes and sayings by José Saramago on writing, regrets, sincerity, soul, perception, literature, order, acceptance, books, reading, religion and life.
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Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts

Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts

José Saramago
If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

José Saramago
Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.

Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.

José Saramago
I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

José Saramago
We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other.

We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other.

José Saramago
Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered

Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered

José Saramago
The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.

The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.

José Saramago
Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.

Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.

José Saramago
Reading is probably another way of being in a place.

Reading is probably another way of being in a place.

José Saramago
Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.

Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.

José Saramago
Perhaps only in a world of the blind will things be what they truly are.

Perhaps only in a world of the blind will things be what they truly are.

José Saramago
Men are all the same, they think that because they came out of the belly of a woman they know all there is to know about women.

Men are all the same, they think that because they came out of the belly of a woman they know all there is to know about women.

José Saramago
Your questions are false if you already know the answer.

Your questions are false if you already know the answer.

José Saramago
Whether we like it or not, the one justification for the existence of all religions is death, they need death as much as we need bread to eat.

Whether we like it or not, the one justification for the existence of all religions is death, they need death as much as we need bread to eat.

José Saramago
. . . if there is a way for the world to be transformed for the better, it can only be done by pessimism; optimists will never change the world for the better.

. . . if there is a way for the world to be transformed for the better, it can only be done by pessimism; optimists will never change the world for the better.

José Saramago
I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see.

I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see.

José Saramago
You know the name you were given, you do not know the name that you have

You know the name you were given, you do not know the name that you have

José Saramago
...in matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.

...in matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.

José Saramago
One cannot be too careful with words, they change their minds just as people do.

One cannot be too careful with words, they change their minds just as people do.

José Saramago
Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking.

Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking.

José Saramago
When all is said and done, what is clear is that all lives end before their time.

When all is said and done, what is clear is that all lives end before their time.

José Saramago
If we cannot live entirely like human beings, at least let us do everything in our power not to live entirely like animals.

If we cannot live entirely like human beings, at least let us do everything in our power not to live entirely like animals.

José Saramago
We are so afraid of the idea of having to die… that we always try to find excuses for the dead, as if we were asking beforehand to be excused when it is our turn…

We are so afraid of the idea of having to die… that we always try to find excuses for the dead, as if we were asking beforehand to be excused when it is our turn…

José Saramago
A tree weeps when cut down, a dog howls when beaten, but a man matures when offended.

A tree weeps when cut down, a dog howls when beaten, but a man matures when offended.

José Saramago
Just as the habit does not make the monk, the sceptre does not make the king.

Just as the habit does not make the monk, the sceptre does not make the king.

José Saramago
We all have our moments of weakness, just as well that we are still capable of weeping, tears are often our salvation, there are times when we would die if we did not weep - Blindness

We all have our moments of weakness, just as well that we are still capable of weeping, tears are often our salvation, there are times when we would die if we did not weep - Blindness

José Saramago
As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping.

As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping.

José Saramago
We never consider that the things dogs know about us are things of which we have not the faintest notion.

We never consider that the things dogs know about us are things of which we have not the faintest notion.

José Saramago
As so often happens, the thing left undone tires you most of all, you only feel rested when it has been accomplished.

As so often happens, the thing left undone tires you most of all, you only feel rested when it has been accomplished.

José Saramago
Blindness is a private matter between a person and the eyes with which he or she was born.

Blindness is a private matter between a person and the eyes with which he or she was born.

José Saramago