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“Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.”
― Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

tags: slavery

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“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”
― Frederick Douglass

tags: integrity, moral-courage, self-esteem

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“I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.”
― Frederick Douglass, Autobiographies: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass / My Bondage and My Freedom / Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

tags: prayer

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“Ho un carattere ansioso, quindi mi preoccupo oltre misura per ogni più piccola cosa. Dal mio punto di vista, trovo però molto più strane le persone che vivono come se niente fosse in un mondo così poco sicuro”
― Takuji Ichikawa, Be With You 今会いにゆきます

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“It's all right- this isn't the end of it. Endings and beginnings are as different than exits and entrances.”
― Takuji Ichikawa, Be With You 今会いにゆきます

tags: beginnings

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