But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as s…

Mark Twain
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But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man's mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, and cheerfulness along with it, and then he is in good shape to do something for himself, if anything can be done. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.1181, Delphi Classics
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