Body, remember not only how much you were loved, not only the beds you lay on, but also those desires glowing openly in eyes that looked at you, trembling for you in voices.
C.P. CavafyHave Ithaka always in your mind. Your arrival there is what you are destined for. But don't in the least hurry the journey.
C.P. CavafyAnd if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it.
C.P. CavafyWhen you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge.
C.P. CavafySpeak not of guilt, speak not of responsibility. When the Regiment of the Senses parades by, with music, and with banners; when the senses shiver and shudder, it is only a fool and and an irreverent person that will keep his distance, who will not embrace the good cause, marching towards the conquest of pleasures and passions. All of morality's laws - poorly understood and applied - are nil and cannot stand even for a moment, when the Regiment of the Senses parades by, with music, and with banners.
C.P. Cavafy