3 Fernando Pessoa Quotes on Politics

Fernando Pessoa quotes on politics

99. I never cared about whatever tragic event happened in China. It's faraway decoration, even if in blood and plague.

117. Deceiving himself well is the first quality of the statesman.

132. For the moment being, given that we live in society, the only duty of superior men is to reduce to a minimum their participation in the tribe's life. Not to read newspapers, or read them only to know about whatever unimportant and curious is going on. / [...] The supreme honorable state for a superior man is in not knowing who is the Head of State of his country, or if he lives under a monarchy or a republic. / All his attitude must be setting his soul so that the passing of things, of events doesn't bother him. If he doesn't do it he will have to take an interest in others in order to take care of himself.