Quote#Wisdom
To think is to destroy. The very process of thought indicates it for…
Quote byFernando Pessoa · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Book of Disquiet, Original: Pensar é destruir. O próprio processo do pensamento o indica para o mesmo pensamento, porque pensar é decompor..
English (original)
To think is to destroy. The very process of thought indicates it for the same thought, as thinking is decomposing.
— Fernando Pessoa
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