"The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past." - Thomas Carlyle

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“The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.”

— Thomas Carlyle

Everything you've been through — the good, the hard, the weird — it's all living inside this very moment. You're carrying the full weight and beauty of your whole story right now.

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“The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.”

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“He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.”

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“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward of what he gave.”

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“He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.”

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“The purpose of man is in action, not thought.”

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“A man without purpose is like a ship without a rudder.”

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