“I'm upset by the happiness of all these men who don't know they're unhappy. […] Because of that, though, I love them all. Dear vegetables!”

—  Fernando Pessoa, book The Book of Disquiet

Ibid., p. 266
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Irrita-me a felicidade de todos estes homens que não sabem que são infelizes.[...] Por isto, contudo, amo-os a todos. Meus queridos vegetais!

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