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Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and so

Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. – Carl Sandburg

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Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. – Carl Sandburg

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