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Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his jo

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. – Fyodor Dostoevsky

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