Pity him who lives at home

Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Message, Original: Triste de quem vive em casa, Contente com o seu lar, Sem que um sonho, no erguer de asa, Faça até mais rubra a brasa Da lareira a abandonar!'Triste de quem é feliz! Vive porque a vida dura. Nada na alma lhe diz Mais que a lição da raiz- Ter por vida a sepultura..

English (original)

Pity him who lives at home Happy with his life, Without a dream, a flexing of wings, To make him relinquish Even the warmest ember of his hearth!Pity him who is happy! He lives because life lasts. Nothing within him whispers More than the primeval law: That life leads to the grave.

— Fernando Pessoa