Quote#Happiness
The Gods sell when they give
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Message, Original: Os Deuses vendem quando dão. Compra-se a glória com desgraça. Ai dos felizes, porque são Só o que passa!.
English (original)
The Gods sell when they give. Glory is paid for with disgrace. Poor are the happy, for they are Just what passes.
— Fernando Pessoa
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All beginnings are involuntary.
Clear in thinking, and clear in feeling, and clear in wanting
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.
Against destiny I fulfilled my duty . Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.
Faithful to the word given and the idea had. All else is up to God!