The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), I : The Man of Flesh and Bone
“There is no safe standard to tell man from animals.”
—
Fernando Pessoa
,
book
The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 150
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Não há critério seguro para distinguir o homem dos animais.
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