The Book of Disquiet, text 97 (by Fernando Pessoa)

The Book of Disquiet, text 97
by Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935

The truly wise man is the one who can keep external events from changing him in any way.  To do this, he covers himself with an armour of realities closer to him than the world’s facts and through which the facts, modified accordingly, reach him.

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Text #97 appears in Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet
Translated from the Portuguese by Richard Zenith & published by Penguin Classics
Original text (c) Assírio & Alvim and Fernando Pessoa’s heirs, 1998
Translation (c) Richard Zenith, 2001 – All rights reserved

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The Inn of Reason (by Fernando Pessoa)

The Inn of Reason
by Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935

On the road halfway between faith and criticism stands the inn of reason.  Reason is faith in what can be understood without faith, but it’s still a faith, since to understand presupposes that there’s something understandable.




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“The Inn of Reason” is text #176 in Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet 
Translated from the Portuguese by Richard Zenith & published by Penguin Classics
Original text (c) Assírio & Alvim and Fernando Pessoa’s heirs, 1998
Translation (c) Richard Zenith, 2001 – All rights reserved

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Litany (by Fernando Pessoa)

Litany
by Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935

We never know self-realization.
    We are two abysses — a well staring at the sky.



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“Litany” is text #11 in Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet 
Translated from the Portuguese by Richard Zenith & published by Penguin Classics
Original text (c) Assírio & Alvim and Fernando Pessoa’s heirs, 1998
Translation (c) Richard Zenith, 2001 – All rights reserved

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