Edmund Hillary vs. Fernando Pessoa
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Edmund Hillary
1919 – 2008
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, which was led by John Hunt.
"Some day I’m going to climb Everest."
Fernando Pessoa
1888 – 1935
Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, and publisher. He has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. He also wrote in and translated from English and French.
"There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful."
Connections
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