For I realize today that it is a mortal sin to violate the great laws …

Nikos Kazantzakis
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For I realize today that it is a mortal sin to violate the great laws of nature. We should not hurry, we should not be impatient, but we should confidently obey the eternal rhythm. ✨ Nikos Kazantzakis, Carl Wildman (1953). Zorba the Greek, p.121, Simon and Schuster
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For I realize today that it is a mortal sin to violate the great laws of nature. We should not hurry, we should not be impatient, but we should confidently obey the eternal rhythm. ✨ Nikos Kazantzakis, Carl Wildman (1953). Zorba the Greek, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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