“The nearer a man comes to the ideal he has created for himself in his feelings and imagination, the more painfully does he feel the imperfections in himself, even the smallest, which prevent him from attaining perfection.”
Quotes by Juhani Siljo
“My enemy, prosper in the world! You will fall to world fame and success more surely than if I set traps for you.”
“All matter is wonderful, because it can give birth to something even more wonderful.”
Juhani Siljo
Juhani Siljo, born Johan Alarik Sjögren in Oulu, was a Finnish poet and translator whose brief life was marked by a passionate engagement with literature. After completing his secondary education in 1...