Fernando Pessoa (13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language.
Famous Fernando Pessoa Quotes
It’s been a long time since I’ve been me.The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn’t what we see but what we are.Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn’t what we see but what we are.Stones in the road? I save every single one, and one day I’ll build a castle.I am nothing. I’ll never be anything. I couldn’t want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.If you cannot live alone, you were born a slave.Everything is worthwhile if the soul is not small.There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It’s our own concept—our own selves—that we love.We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It’s our own concept—our own selves—that we love.For who expects nothing, all that comes is gratefulI look at myself but I’m missing. I know myself: it’s not me.My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.To be great, be whole; Exclude nothing. Be whole in everything.
To be understood is to prostitute oneselfArt consists in making others feel what we feel.Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world.
