Irony is the first hint that consciousness became conscious. - Fernando Pessoa

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Irony is the first hint that consciousness became conscious.

Fernando Pessoa

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About Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa (13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet and writer, most of whose work was published posthumously. He wrote frequently under heteronyms, alter egos with developed personalities, biographies, jobs, habits, attitudes, addresses, etc., who sometimes quoted and interacted with each other and other people.

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Native Name: Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa

Alternative Names: Fernando Antonio Nogueira Pessoa • Alberto Caeiro • Ricardo Reis • Bernardo Soares

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Multipliquei-me para me sentir.

What does a river know about this and what does a tree know?
And I, who am no more than those, what do I know?
Every time I look at things and think about what men think about them,
I laugh like how a brook sounds cool on a stone.

وحده العديم الإحساس لا يصيبه شيء؛ والناس الأكثر سموا، والأكثر نبالة، الأكثر فراسة، هم الذين يقعون فريسة لما توقعوه واحتقروه. وهذا ما يدعى الحياة.

Irony is the first hint that consciousness became conscious. - Fernando Pessoa

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