Quote#Dreams
Knowing not to have illusions is absolutely necessary in order to…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Saber não ter ilusões é absolutamente necessário para se poder ter sonhos..
English (original)
Knowing not to have illusions is absolutely necessary in order to have dreams.
— Fernando Pessoa
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All beginnings are involuntary.
Against destiny I fulfilled my duty . Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.
Começo a conhecer-me. Não existo. Sou o intervalo entre o que desejo ser e os outros me fizeram.
Myth is the nothing that is everything.
The Gods sell when they give. Glory is paid for with disgrace. Poor are the happy, for they are Just what passes.
Clear in thinking, and clear in feeling, and clear in wanting