Find the best quotes, maxims and aphorisms of Fernando Pessoa

Biography : Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher.
Born: 1888 - Died: 1935
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Portugal

Fernando Pessoa - Quotes

Art consists in making others feel what we feel.
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Life is what we make of it. Travels are travellers. What we see is not what we see but what we are.
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The only mystery is there being someone who thinks about mystery.
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Success consists in being successful, not in having potential for success. Any wide piece of ground is the potential site of a palace, but there's no palace till it's built.
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Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates.
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