“We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“Lord, may the pain be ours, And the weakness that it brings, But at least give us the strength, Of not showing it to anyone!”
― Poems of Fernando Pessoa
― Poems of Fernando Pessoa
“It's been months since I last wrote. I've lived in a state of mental slumber, leading the life of someone else. I've felt, very often, a vicarious happiness. I haven't existed. I've been someone else. I've lived without thinking.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“إنها القاعدة الأولي يا أخي: إن الطريقة التي نرى فيها الله ما هي إلا انعكاس للطريقة التي نرى فيها أنفسنا.فإذا لم يكن الله يجلب إلى عقولنا سوى الخوف والملامة ،فهذا يعني أن قدرا كبيرا من الخوف والملامة يتدفق في نفوسنا. أما إذا رأينا الله مفعما بالمحبة والرحمة ،فإننا نكون كذلك.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
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