Quote by Mary Oliver
To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to lov

To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. – Mary Oliver

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What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places? – Mary Oliver

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While seeking revenge, dig two graves — one for yourself. – Doug Horton

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Leaves are light, and useless, and idle, and wavering, and changeable; they even dance; and yet God in his wisdom has made them a part of oaks. And in so doing he has given us a lesson, not to deny the stout-heartedness within because we see the lightsomeness without. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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There is great power in letting go, and there is great freedom in moving on. – Author Unknown

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Do not sacrifice a large good for a little evil. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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