Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

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"This has been my life; I found it worth living."

- Bertrand Russell

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"Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness."

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"Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives."

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"Although both love and knowledge are necessary, love is in a sense more fundamental since it will lead intelligent people to seek knowledge in order to find out how to benefit those whom they love. But if people are not intelligent, they will be content to believe what they have been told and may do harm in spite of the most genuine benevolence."

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"One of the most challenging aspects of fitness is overcoming obstacles."

- Unknown

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"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."

- Albert Einstein

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"Not knowing you can’t do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it."

- Ally Carter

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"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."

- Michael Jordan

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"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."

- Michael Jordan

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