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When We Renounce Our Dreams, We Find Peace And Enjoy A Brief Period Of Tranquillity, But The Dead Dreams Begin To Rot Inside Us And To Infect The Whole Atmosphere In Which We Live. What We Hoped To Avoid In The Fight -disappointment And Defeat- Become The Sole Legacy Of Our Cowardice.

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When We Renounce Our

Paulo Coelho

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When We Renounce Our Dreams, We Find Peace And Enjoy A Brief Period Of Tranquillity, But The Dead Dreams Begin To Rot Inside Us And To Infect The Whole Atmosphere In Which We Live. What We Hoped To Avoid In The Fight -disappointment And Defeat- Become The Sole Legacy Of Our Cowardice.

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When We Renounce Our Dreams, We Find Peace And Enjoy A Brief Period Of Tranquillity, But The Dead Dreams Begin To Rot Inside Us And To Infect The Whole Atmosphere In Which We Live. What We Hoped To Avoid In The Fight -disappointment And Defeat- Become The Sole Legacy Of Our Cowardice.

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