Quote#Time
The house clock, place certain there at the bottom of things, strikes…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: O relógio da casa, lugar certo lá ao fundo das coisas, soa a meia hora seca e nula. Tudo é tanto, tudo é tão fundo, tudo é tão negro e frio!.
English (original)
The house clock, place certain there at the bottom of things, strikes the half hour dry and null. All is so much, all is so deep, all is so dark and cold!
— Fernando Pessoa
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All beginnings are involuntary.
Against destiny I fulfilled my duty . Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.
The Gods sell when they give. Glory is paid for with disgrace. Poor are the happy, for they are Just what passes.
Myth is the nothing that is everything.
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