All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

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"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

- Anatole France

Love

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

- Anatole France

Love

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges."

- Anatole France

Awareness

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened."

- Anatole France

Self-awareness

"Nine-tenths of education is encouragement."

- Anatole France

Inspiration

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Change

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change