Famous Jos Saramago Quotes

  • Everyone wants to save Man, but no one wants to know about men. – Jos Saramago

    Everyone wants to save Man, but no one wants to know about men.– Jos Saramago

  • doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time, – Jos Saramago

    doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time,– Jos Saramago

  • If I’m sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow? – Jos Saramago

    If I’m sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?– Jos Saramago

  • Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered. – Jos Saramago

    Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered.– Jos Saramago

  • …the human being to lack that second skin we call egoism has not yet been born, it lasts much longer than the other one, that bleeds so readily. – Jos Saramago

    …the human being to lack that second skin we call egoism has not yet been born, it lasts much longer than the other one, that bleeds so readily.– Jos Saramago

  • One can show no greater respect than to weep for a stranger. – Jos Saramago

    One can show no greater respect than to weep for a stranger.– Jos Saramago

  • There is nothing healthier for a man than to walk on his own two legs – Jos Saramago

    There is nothing healthier for a man than to walk on his own two legs– Jos Saramago

  • We’ve all had our moments of weakness, and if we manage to get through today without any, we’ll be sure to have some tomorrow. – Jos Saramago

    We’ve all had our moments of weakness, and if we manage to get through today without any, we’ll be sure to have some tomorrow.– Jos Saramago

  • There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close. – Jos Saramago

    There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.– Jos Saramago

  • Such is our need to shower blame on some distant entity when it is we who lack the courage to face up to what is there before us. – Jos Saramago

    Such is our need to shower blame on some distant entity when it is we who lack the courage to face up to what is there before us.– Jos Saramago