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See this abdicated beast, once kingOf them all, nibble his claws:Not anger enough left—no, nor despair—To break his teeth on the bars.

Cecil Day-Lewis , in The Complete Poems of C. Day Lewis
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Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.

Rafiki
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