The only freedom the gods grant us
Is this: to submit
Of our own free will to their sovereignty
We should do just that,
Since only in the illusion of freedom
Does freedom exist.

So esta liberdade nos concedem
Os deuses: submetermo-nos
Au seu dominio por vontade nossa. Mais vale assim fazermos
Porque so na ilusao da liberdade
A liberdade existe.

Fernando Pessoa

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Topic

God and man Fate vs. free will Free will

Author

Fernando Pessoa

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Portuguese

Time

1914 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Portugal Europe

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Citation

Pessoa, Fernando (published as Ricardo Reis). "So esta liberdade nos concedem [The only freedom the gods grant us]." Odes. Edições Ática, 1952.

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Breathless, we flung us on the windy hill,
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Nature of God God and man God Anthropomorphism

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He looked down the slope and, at the base, in the shadow of the wall of the Park, he saw some human figures lying. Those venal and furtive loves filled him with despair. He gnawed the rectitude of his life; he felt that he had been outcast from life's feast.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Joyce, James. "A Painful Case." Dubliners. Grant Richards, 1914.

Current Citation

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All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.

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Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Statement Type
Paradox
Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 1:7).