Antonio Porchia
Antonio Porchia
Antonio Porchiawas an Argentinian poet. He was born in Conflenti, Italy, but, after the death of his father in 1900, moved to Argentina. He wrote a Spanish book entitled Voces, a book of aphorisms. It has since been translated into Italian and into English, French, and German. A very influential, yet extremely succinct writer, he has been a cult author for a number of renowned figures of contemporary literature and thought such as André Breton, Jorge Luis Borges, Roberto Juarroz...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth13 November 1886
CountryItaly
If only I could leave everything as it is, without moving a single star or a single cloud. Oh, if only I could!
The confession of one man humbles all.
My truths do not last long in me. Not as long as those that are not mine.
I believe that the soul consists of its sufferings. For the soul that cures its own sufferings dies.
Yes, one must suffer, even in vain, so as not to have lived in vain.
Everything that I bear within me bound, is to be found somewhere else free.
When I look for my existence I do not look for it in myself.
No one is a light unto himself, not even the sun.
The children whom nobody leads by the hand are the children who know they are children.
My final belief is suffering. And I begin to believe that I do not suffer.
He who tells the truth says almost nothing.
The less you think you are, the more you bear. And if you think you are nothing, you bear everything.
I will help you to approach if you approach, and to keep away if you keep away.
My heaviness comes from the heights.