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Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.
Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.
Approximate author period: c. 2011 AD · contemporary
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- Suzy Kassem
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- Approximate author period: c. 2011 AD · contemporary
Approximate author period, documented activity in 2011. Rise Up and Salute the Sun — library edition record. Suzy Kassem; Awakened Press; 2011 edition; ISBN 9780615388861. The catalogue identifies Library of Congress bibliographic records. This is NOT the composition date of every attributed quotation. Source: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15374198W/Rise_up_and_Salute_the_Sun (accessed 2026-10-08).
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