Quote#Truth
If we knew the truth, we'd see it; all else is system and outskirts
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Se conhecêssemos a verdade, vê-la-íamos; tudo o mais é sistema e arrabaldes..
English (original)
If we knew the truth, we'd see it; all else is system and outskirts.
— 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