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«The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it's not without doubt but in spite of doubt.»
«To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that the one that must be loved is not a friend. There is no merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.»
«The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself as accepted in spite of being unacceptable»
«The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.»
«The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.»
«The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.»
«Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.»
«The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise.»
«Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak»
«Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.»
Author: Will Rogers | Keywords: run-in, spite

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