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The present only is a man's possession; the past is gone out of his hand wholly, irrevocably. He may suffer from it,… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik Copy Share Image
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But to deny fate is arrogance, to declare that we are the sole shapers of our existence is madness;if you deny fate… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
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An operation that eventually kills may be technically successful, and the man may die cured; and so a description of religion thatshowed… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
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![“GUIL: It [Hamlet's madness] really boils down to symptoms. Pregnant replies, mystic allusions, mistaken identities, arguing his father is his mother, that sort of thing; intimations of suicide, forgoing of exercise, loss of mirth, hints of claustrophobia not to say delusions of imprisonment…” quote by Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/tom-stoppard-437_fitness_guil-it-hamlet-s-madness-really-boils-do_2457780.jpg)
