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The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.
The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.
Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
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- Myles Munroe
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- Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Myles Munroe: life dates 1954 to 2014. Wikidata Q6947695, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6947695 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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