There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future. – Augustine of Hippo

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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ― Marie Curie

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I’ve lived to bury my desires, And see my dreams corrode with rust; Now all that’s left are fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust.

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Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them. – Orison Swett Marden

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Søren Kierkegaard

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I have never voted in my life... I have always known and understood that the idiots are in a majority so it's certain they will win.

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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. -Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Separate yourself from those who hinder your vision. Make a choice to walk away from the trap set to ensnare you. Realize when someone is pulling you backwards every time you take a step forward. Separate from them and the result of your action will be a life of success. ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana

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He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived.

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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. ― Henry David Thoreau

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