Justina ChenTo dream is to starve doubt, feed hope.
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To dream is to starve doubt, feed hope. The words above are an advice from the Greek philosopher Epictetus, who also said, "It is not what happens to us that matters, but what choice we make."
Source: North Of Beautiful
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