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Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.

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Bruce Lee
Age: 32 †
Born: 1940
Born: November 27
Died: 1973
Died: July 20
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Martial Artist
Philosopher
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Tung Wah Dispensary
Lee Jun-fan
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Voidness is that which stands right in the middle between this and that. The void is all-inclusive, having no opposite--there is nothing which it excludes or opposes. It is living void, because all forms come out of it and whoever realizes the void is filled with life and power and the love of all beings.
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