Henry Miller Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Henry Miller quotes, Henry Miller sayings, and Henry Miller proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller
True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. Henry Miller
Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. Henry Miller
One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. Henry Miller
In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance. Henry Miller
There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy. Henry Miller
The goal of life is not to possess power but to radiate it. Henry Miller
We invent nothing, truly. We borrow and re-create. We uncover and discover. All has been given, as the mystics say. We have only to open our eyes and hearts, to become one with that which is. Henry Miller
Of course you don't die. Nobody dies. Death doesn't exist. You only reach a new level of vision, a new realm of consciousness, a new unknown world. Henry Miller
Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. Henry Miller
Surrealism is merely the reflection of the death process. It is one of the manifestations of a life becoming extinct, a virus which quickens the inevitable end. Henry Miller
Nine-tenths of our sickness can be prevented by right thinking plus right hygiene -- nine-tenths of it! Henry Miller
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller
The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life. Henry Miller
The concert is a polite form of self induced torture. Henry Miller
Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature. Henry Miller
The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary. Henry Miller
What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Henry Miller
The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks. Henry Miller
Certainly paradise, whatever, wherever it be, contains flaws. If it did not, it would be incapable of drawing the hearts of men or angels. Henry Miller
The enchanting, and sometimes terrifying, thing is that the world can be so many things to so many different souls. That it can be, and is, all these things at once and the same time. Henry Miller
The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems of his own or has refused to face them. Henry Miller
We live at the edge of the miraculous. Henry Miller
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive. Henry Miller
One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life. Henry Miller
The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary. Henry Miller
Many is the mirage I chased. Always I was overreaching myself. The oftener I touched reality, the harder I bounced back to the world of illusion, which is the name for everyday life. Henry Miller
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive. Henry Miller
Most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior. Man is not suffering from the ravages wrought by earthquakes and volcanoes, by tornadoes and tidal waves; he is suffering from his own misdeeds, his own foolishness, his own ignorance and disregard of natural laws. Henry Miller
One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. Henry Miller