Quote#Wisdom
Against destiny I fulfilled my duty
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Message, Original: Cumpri contra o Destino o meu dever. Inutilmente? Não, porque o cumpri..
English (original)
Against destiny I fulfilled my duty . Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.
— Fernando Pessoa
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Clear in thinking, and clear in feeling, and clear in wanting
Myth is the nothing that is everything.
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All beginnings are involuntary.
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Faithful to the word given and the idea had. All else is up to God!