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Quote by Daniel Defoe
Self-destruction is the effect of cowardice in the highest extreme

Self-destruction is the effect of cowardice in the highest extreme. – Daniel Defoe

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I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women. – Daniel Defoe

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And remember, no matter where you go, there you are. – Confucius

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Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past. – H.F. Hedge

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I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being. – Hāfez

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