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Blessed are those who entrust their lives to no one.
Fernando Pessoa
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Fernando Pessoa
Age: 47 †
Born: 1888
Born: June 13
Died: 1935
Died: November 30
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Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa
Fernando Antonio Nogueira Pessoa
Alberto Caeiro
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The end of lower art is to please, the end of average art is to raise the top, the end of superior art is to free.
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