“Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.”
Watchman Nee (1903–1972) Chinese church leader
“Pretend to be good always, and even God will be fooled.”
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965)
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“I can scarcely bid you good-bye, even in a letter. I always made an awkward bow. God bless you!”
John Keats (1795–1821) English Romantic poet
Letter to Charles Armitage Brown (November 30, 1820)
Letters (1817–1820)
“The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.”
Source: Ringworld (1970), p. 96
Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935) Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher
O poeta é um fingidor.
Finge tão completamente
Que chega a fingir que é dor
A dor que deveras sente.
"Autopsicografia" ["Autopsychography"], in Presença, No. 36 (November 1932)
Fernando Pessoa's most translated poem.
Richard Zenith's translation:
The poet is a faker
Who's so good at his act
He even fakes the pain
Of pain he feels in fact.
