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This obstinate will to personal happiness is the cause of unrest and division in your soul. Give it up and work against it: the rest will be given you without effort.

Tito Colliander

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Tito Colliander
Age: 85 †
Born: 1904
Born: February 10
Died: 1989
Died: May 21
Poet
Writer
St. Petersburg
Tito Fritiof Colliander
Asceticism
Causes
Unrest
Happiness
Obstinate
Given
Division
Give
Cause
Soul
Personal
Without
Rest
Giving
Work
Effort

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