What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others.

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"The secret to happiness is freedom… and the secret to freedom is courage."

- Thucydides

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"The secret to happiness is freedom … and the secret to freedom is courage."

- Thucydides

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"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."

- Thucydides

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"The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage."

- Thucydides

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"Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war."

- Thucydides

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"When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love."

- Marcus Aurelius

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"To get happier, try gratitude, giving back, savoring, encouraging your optimism, and celebrating progress."

- Jonathan Harnum

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"Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience."

- Roy T. Bennett

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"Sometimes the little things in life mean the most."

- Ellen Hopkins

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"The two words that will change your life are 'thank you'. Like a candle that can light a thousand more without shortening its own life, appreciation is a gift that, when given, can set the whole world aglow."

- Stacey Lee

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