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Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.

Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.

Approximate author period: c. 1937 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Corrie ten Boom
Attribution: attributed
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Approximate author period: c. 1937 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Corrie ten Boom: life dates 1892 to 1983. Wikidata Q241097, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241097 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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