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title: "4 One-lifetime Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“I don't understand people who are obsessed with making things last. We don't even last! Don't we all die? But is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-joybell-c/i-don-t-understand-people-who-are-obsessed-with-making-things-last-we/)

[C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-joybell-c/)

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> [“Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/make-your-lives-a-masterpiece-you-only-get-one-canvas/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“It takes one person to rewrite the history book.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-rim/it-takes-one-person-to-rewrite-the-history-book/)

[J.R. Rim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-rim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/j-r-rim-16856_book-of-life_it-takes-one-person-to-rewrite-the-histo_2568717.jpg)

> [“You're given the fruit of one palm tree: Bear it a basin of clear water. Don't trouble with the plight of other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abu-al-ala-al-ma-arri/you-re-given-the-fruit-of-one-palm-tree-bear-it-a-basin-of-clear/)

[Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abu-al-ala-al-ma-arri/)

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