Quote#Truth
I sleep and I unsleep. On the other side of me, beyond where I lie…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Durmo e desdurmo. Do outro lado de mim, lá para trás de onde jazo, o silêncio da casa toca no infinito. Oiço cair o tempo, gota a gota, e nenhuma gota que cai se ouve cair..
English (original)
I sleep and I unsleep. On the other side of me, beyond where I lie down, the silence of the house touches infinity. I hear time falling, drop by drop, and no falling drop is heard falling.
— Fernando Pessoa
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Against destiny I fulfilled my duty . Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.
All beginnings are involuntary.
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.
Myth is the nothing that is everything.
Clear in thinking, and clear in feeling, and clear in wanting