The glory of the world is transitory, and we should not measure our li…

Paulo Coelho
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The glory of the world is transitory, and we should not measure our lives by it, but by the choice we make to follow our personal legend, to believe in our utopias, and to fight for our dreams. ✨ The Alchemy of Pilgrimage. On Being with Krista Tippett, onbeing.org. August 14, 2014.
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