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Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
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Charles Dickens |
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"My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus." [
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spirit
strength
life
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expectations
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Stephen W. Hawking |
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And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
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It was her brother,' said Mr. Thornton to himself. 'I am glad.I may never see her again; but it is comfort-a relief-to know that much. I knew she could not be unmaidenly; and yet I yearned for conviction. Now I am glad!' It was a little golden thread running through the dark web of his present fortunes; which were growing ever gloomier and more gloomy.
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love
misfortunes
proof
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Elizabeth Gaskell |