Quote#Love
They were two and beautiful and wanted to be something else; love…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Eram dois e belos e desejavam ser outra coisa; o amor tardava-lhes no tédio do futuro, e a saudade do que haveria de ser vinha já sendo filha do amor que não tinham tido..
English (original)
They were two and beautiful and wanted to be something else; love delayed itself to them in the tedium of the future, and regret of what would happen to be was already being the daughter of the love they hadn't had.
— 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