Quote#Love
I'm upset by the happiness of all these men who don't know they're…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Irrita-me a felicidade de todos estes homens que não sabem que são infelizes.[...] Por isto, contudo, amo-os a todos. Meus queridos vegetais!.
English (original)
I'm upset by the happiness of all these men who don't know they're unhappy. [...] Because of that, though, I love them all. Dear vegetables!
— Fernando Pessoa
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Myth is the nothing that is everything.
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.
The Gods sell when they give. Glory is paid for with disgrace. Poor are the happy, for they are Just what passes.
All beginnings are involuntary.
Clear in thinking, and clear in feeling, and clear in wanting