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Believe when you are most unhappy that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain life is not in vain.
Believe when you are most unhappy that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain life is not in vain.
Approximate author period: c. 1924 AD · modern
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- Helen Keller
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- Approximate author period: c. 1924 AD · modern
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