The perfect man of pagans was the perfection of the man there is; the perfect man of christians, the perfection of the man there isn't; the buddhists… - Fernando Pessoa

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The perfect man of pagans was the perfection of the man there is; the perfect man of christians, the perfection of the man there isn't; the buddhists' perfect man, the perfection of not existing a man.

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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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Pára, meu coração!
Não penses! Deixa o pensar na cabeça!
Ó meu Deus, meu Deus, meu Deus!
Hoje já não faço anos.
Duro.
Somam-se-me dias.
Serei velho quando o for.
Mais nada.
Raiva de não ter trazido o passado roubado na algibeira!...

O tempo em que festejavam o dia dos meus anos!...

أنا أرثي حال النجوم
التي تشع منذ هذا القدر الكبير من السنين
هذا القدر من السنين ...
أنا أرثي حال النجوم.
أليس هناك أيّ تعب
في الأشياء،
في جميع الأشياء ،
مثل تعب السيقان والمناكب ؟
التعب من الكينونة،
من الوجود،
من الوجود لا غير،
الالتماع المرح أو الكئيب ...
ألا يكون الانتظار في النهاية
لكل وجود
وليس الموت، بل شيء آخر
كما لو أنه نهاية أخرى ؟
أو تبرير عظيم،
شيء شبيه
بالغفران ؟

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