Life Quotes Quote by Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.”

“I suffer from life and from other people. I can’t look at reality face to face. Even the sun discourages and depresses me. Only at night and all alone, withdrawn, forgotten and lost, with no connection to anything real or useful — only then do I find myself and feel comforted.”

“You are not the victim of the world, but rather the master of your own destiny. It is your choices and decisions that determine your destiny.”

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”

““What a strange thing!”

“We don’t truly appreciate what we have until it’s gone… We don’t really appreciate something until we have experienced some events; we don't really appreciate our parents until we ourselves have become parents. Be grateful for what you have now, and nothing should be taken for granted.”

“Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.”