Josefa Iloilo (1920–2011) President of Fiji
Opening address to the Great Council of Chiefs meeting, 27 July 2005 (excerpts)
“If we wish to have blessings, we must fulfil our filial duties. Those who fulfil their filial duties will surely have blessings in the living world.”
Melbourne, (07 December 2014)[citation needed].
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“Against destiny I fulfilled my duty.
Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it.”
Fernando Pessoa book Mensagem
Poem "D. Duarte", verses 5-6
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Original: Cumpri contra o Destino o meu dever.
Inutilmente? Não, porque o cumpri.
