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Richard Steele Quotes: People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.
         

People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.


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People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.
         



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