Quote#Freedom
Inside the henhouse from where he will be taken to be killed, the…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Dentro da capoeira de onde irá a matar, o galo canta hinos à liberdade porque lhe deram dois poleiros..
English (original)
Inside the henhouse from where he will be taken to be killed, the cock sings hymns to liberty because he was given two perches.
— Fernando Pessoa
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All beginnings are involuntary.
Against destiny I fulfilled my duty . Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.
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.
Começo a conhecer-me. Não existo. Sou o intervalo entre o que desejo ser e os outros me fizeram.
Clear in thinking, and clear in feeling, and clear in wanting