"Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances."

Life, Circumstances, Example

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"Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances."

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Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"There is always a path to our target, the problem is to discover it!"

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"Things past redress are now with me past care."

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"Collect memories, they are your precious property."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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