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Nobody is afraid of the unknown, what you really fear is the loss of the known.

Anthony de Mello

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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
Philosopher
Priest
Psychologist
Theologian
Writer
Bombay
Unknown
Loss
Afraid
Nobody
Known
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