"The birds are moulting. If only man could moult also — his mind once a year its errors, his heart once a year its useless passions."

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"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."

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"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."

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"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."

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"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

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"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

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"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

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"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

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"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

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