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“Don’t make a permanent decision for your temporary emotion” -unknown. We take quotes such as this one and learn from them. We remind ourselves of these quotes in the appropriate situations. Some individuals will even depend their life on one quote or a list of quotes. These quotes help us proceed further in life easier and help us grasp a better understanding of life. We trust these quotes because a lot of them come from wiser people, our elders, someone who has experienced more and has more insight of life.

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