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We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon
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"We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon"

- Douglas Horton

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This quote by Douglas Horton talks to the idea that life is a journey which we are all on it together. It suggests that we are all offering a life sentence, which our only expect an excuse is to behave in a good and also moral means. This suggests that our activities have consequences, which if we make the appropriate options, we can be rewarded. It likewise recommends that our lives are finite, and that we must take advantage of them by living with integrity and kindness. The quote urges us to take duty for our activities and to aim to be the most effective versions of ourselves. Inevitably, it advises us that our lives are priceless and that we need to make the most of them by living with objective and also intent.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Douglas Horton between July 27, 1891 and August 21, 1968. He was a famous Clergyman from USA. The author also have 41 other quotes.

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