We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my d…

Charles Dickens
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We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot! ✨ Charles Dickens (1992). David Copperfield, p.425, Wordsworth Editions
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