Fernando Pessoa

"Hope is a disease of the soul I cannot cure."

"All that matters is love, and love matters to no one."

"The greatest art is the art of living without purpose."

"Patience is a luxury the desperate cannot afford."

"Music is the language of what cannot be spoken."

"I carry my childhood like a burden I refuse to set down."

"Science without poetry is mere mechanics."

"The strongest person is the one who admits their weakness."

"Fear is the compass that shows us what matters most."

"Power corrupts, but powerlessness corrupts absolutely."

"History is written by those too confident in their own memory."

"Education teaches us what to think, not how to think."

"The pursuit of happiness is the obstacle to happiness."

"Friendship is loving someone despite knowing them."

"Death is the only honest thing in this world."

"Perseverance is simply refusing to accept the obvious truth."

"Gratitude is the poverty of the soul pretending to be rich."

"Creativity is lying beautifully about what is true."

"Justice is what the powerful decide it should be."

"Kindness is weakness that walks in noble clothes."

"Adventure is looking for yourself in unfamiliar places."

"Imagination is more real than reality itself."

"Technology separates us from our own hearts."

"Literature is life viewed through a cracked mirror."

"Peace is the exhaustion that follows endless conflict."

"War teaches us more about ourselves than victory ever could."

"Motivation fades, but indifference remains eternal."

"Inspiration comes to those who stop searching for it."

"Solitude is the only reliable companion."

"Work is the punishment for having been born."