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Quote of the Day by the Inventor of heteronyms Fernando Pessoa: “We never love anyone. What we love is the… – Inspiring lessons on relationships, illusion and why people often fall in love with perception rather than reality by the iconic Portuguese poet known for exploring the complexity of human mindQuote of the Day by Fernando Pessoa: Fernando Pessoa’s quote, “We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our ...
Quote of the Day by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa: ‘There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life…’ Powerful words on connection between life and painFernando Pessoa, a celebrated Portuguese modernist poet, explored themes of identity and isolation through his heteronyms. His quote, 'Ther...
Quote of the Day by Soren Kierkegaard: ‘There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is…’ – the ‘father of existentialism’s’ striking take on truthQuote of the Day by Soren Kierkegaard: Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard's quote highlights the dangers of both believing falsehoods and...
Quote of the Day by Fernando Pessoa: ‘Man shouldn’t be able to see his own face…’ – Portuguese poet’s daunting reflection on identity in a mirror-obsessed worldQuote of the Day by Fernando Pessoa: Fernando Pessoa's quote critiques the modern obsession with self-reflection, suggesting it distorts id...
Lisbon, dinner at seven, and the look of quiet sufferingA Lisbon resident, seeking quiet and on a tight budget, frequented a first-floor restaurant. There, he observed a thin, thirty-year-old man...
- Life, according to Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago excoriated the greed-and-grease worshippers in all his narratives, fictional and non-fictional.
A singer of divine tunesIn his Journal of Disquiet, Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa confesses that he “cultivated hatred of action like a greenhouse flower”. That ...