A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he …

Mark Twain
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A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he ought to make up his mind to get even. ✨ A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ch. 22 (1889)
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A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he ought to make up his mind to get even. ✨ A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ch. 22 (1889)

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