Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

Alexis Carrel

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Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.

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Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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