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Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Pity is a thing often vowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed. – Charles Caleb Colton

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It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world. – Nellie Bly

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One often calms ones grief by recounting it. – Pierre Corneille

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