Quote by Fernando Pessoa

Since I wasn't able to leave a succession of beautiful lies, I want to leave the smidgen of truth that the falsehood of everything lets us suppose we can tell.

Since I wasn't able to leave a succession of beautiful lies,

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker acknowledges their inability to deceive others with a series of appealing lies. Instead, they aim to impart a tiny fragment of honesty amidst the assumed dishonesty that exists in everything we perceive. It implies that truth may be elusive, but even a small amount of truth has significance amidst the sea of falsehoods we encounter in life.

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