“Love is a fire that burns unseen,a wound that aches yet isn’t felt,an always discontent contentment,a pain that rages without hurting,a longing for nothing but to long,a loneliness in the midst of people,a never feeling pleased when pleased,a passion that gains when lost in thought.It’s being enslaved of your own free will;it’s counting your defeat a victory;it’s staying loyal to your killer.But if it’s so self-contradictory,how can Love, when Love chooses,bring human hearts into sympathy?””
Quotes by Luís de Camões
“Times change, as do our wills, What we are - is ever changing; All the world is made of change, And forever attaining new qualities.””
“Jamais haverá anos novos, se continuar a repetir os mesmos erros dos anos velhos””
“No mar tanta tormenta, e tanto dano,Tantas vezes a morte apercebida!Na terra tanta guerra, tanto engano,Tanta necessidade avorrecida!Onde pode acolher-se um fraco humano,Onde terá segura a curta vida,Que não se arme, e se indigne o Céu serenoContra um bicho da terra tão pequeno?””
“Um não sei quê que nasce não sei ondeVem não sei como e dói não sei porquê””
Luís de Camões was a Portuguese poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in Portuguese literature. Born around 1524, his life was marked by adventure and hardship, including a stint in Ind...