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Man, when he is merely what he seems to be, is almost nothing.
Antonio Porchia
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Antonio Porchia
Age: 81 †
Born: 1886
Born: November 25
Died: 1968
Died: November 6
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Mankind
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Seems
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Men
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They have stopped deceiving you, not loving you. And it seems to you that they have stopped loving you.
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Injury, when it is slight, upsets me when it is strong it calms me.
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I began my comedy as its only actor and I come to the end as its only spectator.
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If only I could leave everything as it is, without moving a single star or a single cloud. Oh, if only I could!
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Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little.
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