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Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled pot
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"Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do"

- Pope John XXIII

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This quote by Pope John XXIII encourages us to focus on our hopes and dreams, rather than our worries and aggravations. He reminds us to think about our capacity, rather than our failures. He encourages us to concentrate on what we can still do, instead of what we have actually currently tried and stopped working at. This quote encourages us to be positive and to focus on the possibilities that lie ahead. It encourages us to take dangers and to pursue our objectives, instead of to be kept back by our worries and aggravations. This quote is a reminder that we must not let our past failures define us, however rather to concentrate on the potential that lies ahead. It is a reminder that we need to not be afraid to take dangers and to strive for our objectives, no matter how challenging they may seem.

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Italy Flag This quote is written / told by Pope John XXIII between November 25, 1881 and June 3, 1963. He/she was a famous Clergyman from Italy. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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