What, without madness, is a man More than a beast after fee… - Fernando Pessoa

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What, without madness, is a man
More than a beast after feeding,
A corpse adjourned, the half-alive breeding?

Fernando Pessoa

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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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Not pleasure, not glory, not power: freedom, only freedom.

É talvez o último dia da minha vida.
Saudei o sol, levantando a mão direita,
Mas não o saudei, dizendo-lhe adeus,
Fiz sinal de gostar de o ver antes: mais nada.

And I have the others in me. Even when I'm far away from them, I am forced to live with them. Even when I'm all alone, crowds surround me. I have no place to flee to, unless I were to flee from myself.

What, without madness, is a man More than a beast after feeding, A corpse adjourned, the half-alive breeding? - Fernando Pessoa

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