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One year of life is worth more than twenty years of hibernation.
Anthony de Mello
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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
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You can never be free as long as you have an ego to defend.
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May the peace of God disturb you always.
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