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“A weak mind does not accumulate force enough to hurt itself; stupidity often saves a man from going mad.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., “The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table” - 1858

“Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better.” George R. R. Martin, “A Game of Thrones” - 1996

“Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.” Aesop, “Aesop's Fables”

“the world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.” J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Return of the King” - 1955

“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.” George R. R. Martin, “A Game of Thrones” - 1996

“Since I won't let critics seal my fate, they keep hollering I'm full of hate. But they don't really hurt me none 'cause I'm doing good and having fun.” Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly” - 2004

“Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it.” Louisa May Alcott, “Little Women” - 1868

“You may imagine how I felt when I heard this abominable old rogue addressing another in the very same words of flattery as he had used to myself. I think, if I had been able, that I would have killed him through the barrel.” Robert Louis Stevenson, “Treasure Island” - 1883

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