Quote#Pain
For valuing your own suffering sets on it the gold of a sun of pride.…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Porque dar valor ao próprio sofrimento põe-lhe o ouro de um sol do orgulho. Sofrer muito pode dar a ilusão de ser o Eleito da Dor..
English (original)
For valuing your own suffering sets on it the gold of a sun of pride. Suffering a lot can originate the illusion of being the Chosen of Pain.
— 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