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Fernando Pessoa Quotes: I want to be a work of art, at least in my soul, since I can’t be one in my body.
         

I want to be a work of art, at least in my soul, since I can’t be one in my body.


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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.



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.

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.



The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.



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.



There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.



Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.



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.

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.



It's been a long time since I've been me.

It's been a long time since I've been me.



I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.





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Out of the fires of refinement, come the praise of His magnificence, the brilliance of His glory, and the honor of His precious Son, Jesus Christ.



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Most people would die sooner than think in fact they do.



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I always wake up early Saturday morning, and I have a little bit more time, so I go to the gym.



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I see myself as the world's oldest living teenager... I try to get as much kick out of things as possible.



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I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren't funny.



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Why the hell shouldn't I run away with the circus?




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