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Quote by Jean Anouilh
We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask

We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down. – Jean Anouilh

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Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed. – Jean Anouilh

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Our entire life – consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are. – Jean Anouilh

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To pity distress is but human to relieve it is Godlike. – Horace Mann

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A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation… is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run. – George Matthew Adams

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We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear. – King Hussein

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A man afraid of death will never play the part of a live man. – Seneca, “On Tranquility of Mind,” translated by Moses Hadas

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