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“The country morning exists; the city morning promises. The former makes one live; the latter makes one think. And I’m doomed always to feel, like the world’s great damned men, that it’s better to think than to live.”

Book:The Book of Disquiet

Work

The Book of Disquiet

Written by Fernando Pessoa, this work is a collection of fragments and thoughts that delve into the human condition, offering a unique perspective on the complexities of life and consciousness. more

Author

Fernando Pessoa

Portuguese poet known for his unique narrative style and rich inner world. Fernando Pessoa is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, and his works are still widely studied and discussed today. more

“The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force in the form of legal penalties, or the moral coercion of public opinion. That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because, in the opinions of others, to do so would be wise, or even right. These are good reasons for remonstrating with him, or reasoning with him, or persuading him, or entreating him, but not for compelling him, or visiting him with any evil, in case he do otherwise. To justify that, the conduct from which it is desired to deter him must be calculated to produce evil to someone else. The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”

Happiness Law Force Liberty Rights Morality Ethics Harm Obligation Sovereignty Prevention Principle Harm Principle

Book:On Liberty

Source: On Liberty

“Je suis vide, je ne ressens rien, juste du vide. Avoir le cœur brisé me manque. Être triste me manque.”

Depression Emptiness Feeling

Book:C'est comme ça que je disparais

Source: C'est comme ça que je disparais

“Should you be gone, I think of others not, my mind in, like a wife, your spot, when you’re here, I feel you close, since one we are, elan of, you just give me dose; when we are together, the world is for us, each-other to gaze at, true rapture feeling, plus; when we’re gone, the world will still be here, love there will still be, yet others with, that’s clear…”

Thinking Together Gone Wife Missing Feeling Togetherness Rapture Others Gazing At Each Other

Book:На чист Български...: Pristine Bulgarian sayings...

Source: На чист Български...: Pristine Bulgarian sayings...