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Quote by Anne Bradstreet
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we di

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. – Anne Bradstreet

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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. – Anne Bradstreet

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Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. – Doug Larson

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