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Para Ser Grande

by Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

Para ser grande, sê inteiro: nada
Teu exagera ou exclui.
Sê todo em cada coisa. Põe quanto és
No mínimo que fazes.
Assim em cada lago a lua toda
Brilha, porque alta vive.




Quotes of the Day

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
• Bertrand Russell


Poems of the Day
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    May Day
    by Sara Teasdale
    The shining line of motors, The swaying motor-bus, The prancing dancing horses Are passing by for us. The sunlight on the steeple, The toys we stop to see, The smiling passing people