I never had anyone I could call “Master”. No Christ died for me. No Bu…

Fernando Pessoa
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I never had anyone I could call “Master”. No Christ died for me. No Buddha showed me the right path. In the depths of my dreams no Apollo or Athena appeared to me to enlighten my soul ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2010). The Book of Disquiet, p.50, Profile Books
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I never had anyone I could call “Master”. No Christ died for me. No Buddha showed me the right path. In the depths of my dreams no Apollo or Athena appeared to me to enlighten my soul ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2010). The Book of Disquiet, p.50, Profile Books

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