Source: Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid (1979), Chapter 9: "Mumon and Gödel"
“If we knew the truth, we'd see it; all else is system and outskirts.”
—
Fernando Pessoa
,
book
The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 106
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Se conhecêssemos a verdade, vê-la-íamos; tudo o mais é sistema e arrabaldes.
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