The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

Seneca

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

Albert Einstein

Art is not a mirror to hold up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it.

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