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Self-pity is the campsite of self-defeat it is a dark refuge for those parts of us that would rather wallow in what cannot be than dare to explore what is possible.

Guy Finley

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Guy Finley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 22
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Any conclusion you reach about yourself has to be an unseen limitation because there's always more to see.
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We conquer ourselves by learning patience, for she gives to us our longed for victory only in the surrender of self.
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The more time we spend considering the shortcomings of others, the smaller a person we become.
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Real change isn't found in some new way to think about yourself, but in freedom from the need to think about yourself at all.
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