Another life Quote by Fernando Pessoa

“We, all who live, have A life that is lived And another life that is thought, And the only life we have It's the one that is divided In right or wrong.” quote by Fernando Pessoa — Download Open image

“We, all who live, have A life that is lived And another life that is thought, And the only life we have It's the one that is divided In right or wrong.”

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