“relinquishment is prerequisite to fulfillment”
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“Against destiny I fulfilled my duty.
Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.”
Poem "D. Duarte", verses 5-6
Message
Original: Cumpri contra o Destino o meu dever.
Inutilmente? Não, porque o cumpri.
“No one fulfills himself fully. What is fulfilling oneself? Advancing as one can.”
Psychomagic: The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy (2010)
“The sea is fulfilled, and the Empire fell apart.
Lord, Portugal must yet fulfill itself!”
Poem "O Infante", verses 11-12
Message
Original: Cumpriu-se o Mar, e o Império se desfez.
Senhor, falta cumprir-se Portugal!
Source: Pedagogia do oprimido (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) (1968, English trans. 1970), Chapter 4, Divide and Rule
PBS NewsHour, October 26, 2006 PBS Newshour http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/iraq_10-25.html (2006). On the "benchmarks" used by George W. Bush.
Unerreichbare Wünsche werden als »fromm« bezeichnet. Man scheint anzunehmen, dass nur die profanen in Erfüllung gehen.
Source: Aphorisms (1880/1893), p. 27.
Source: Between Man and Man (1965), p. 178 -->
“We socialists are freer because we are more fulfilled; we are more fulfilled because we are freer.”
Man and Socialism in Cuba (1965)
Context: We socialists are freer because we are more fulfilled; we are more fulfilled because we are freer. The skeleton of our complete freedom is already formed. The flesh and the clothing are lacking; we will create them.
