When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ― Marcus Aurelius

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My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.

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To be happy, make other people happy.

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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.

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Fall in love with someone who truly deserves your heart. Not with someone who plays with it.

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Almost seventy years later I remember clearly how the magic of translating the words in books into images enriched my life, breaking the barriers of time and space...

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Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. ― Terry Pratchett

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Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.

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For some, life may be a playground to undermine the brainwaves of others or simply a vainglorious game with an armory of theatrics, illustrating only bleak self-deception, haughty narcissism and dim deficiency in empathy. ("Another empty room") ― Erik Pevernagie

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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. — Albert Einstein

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