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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We are two abysses - a well staring at the sky. ✨ Fernando Pessoa (1996). The Book of Disquietude: By Bernardo Soares, Assistant Bookkeeper in the City of Lisbon
Without madness what is man But a wholesome beast, Postponed corpse that begets?
I carry my awareness of defeat like a banner of victory. ✨ Fernando Pessoa (2002). The Book of Disquiet, p.74, Penguin UK
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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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