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Learn from your past and be better because of your past, but don't cry about your past. Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don't hold on to it. Don't be bitter.
Learn from your past and be better because of your past, but don't cry about your past. Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don't hold on to it. Don't be bitter.
Approximate author period: c. 2002 AD · contemporary
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- Trevor Noah
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- Approximate author period: c. 2002 AD · contemporary
Approximate author-period evidence for Trevor Noah: documented activity in 2002. Wikidata Q7839350, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7839350 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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