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Dare to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not and to believe in your own individuality. —Henri-Frédéric Amiel

“Dare to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not and to believe in your own individuality.”

Henri-Frédéric Amiel philosopher, poet, critic

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