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People who cannot feel punish those who do.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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May Eleanor Sarton
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For inside all the weakness of old age, the spirit, God knows, is as mercurial as it ever was.
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all great people are humble because great people have great work and are humbled by the largeness of their dreams.
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What we have not has made us what we are. / ... / What we are not drives us to consummation.
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What is destructive is impatience, haste, expecting too much too fast.
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