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title: "3 Self Abdication Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“Stagnation is self-abdication.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-talbot/stagnation-is-self-abdication/)

[Ryan Talbot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-talbot/)

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> [Our happiest times are those in which we forget ourselves, usually in being kind to someone else. That tiny moment of self-abdication…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fulton-j-sheen/our-happiest-times-are-those-in-which-we-forget-ourselves-usually-in/)

[Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fulton-j-sheen/)

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> [“People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What I've learned is that a lie is an act of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/people-think-that-a-liar-gains-a-victory-over-his-victim-what-i-ve-2/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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