If we spend the time we waste in sighing for the perfect golden fruit …

Helen Keller
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If we spend the time we waste in sighing for the perfect golden fruit in fulfilling the conditions of its growth, happiness will come, must come. It is guaranteed in the very laws of the universe. If it involves some chastening and renunciation, well, the fruit will be all the sweeter for this touch of holiness. ✨ Helen Keller (2011). To Live, to Think, to Hope: Inspirational Quotes by Helen Keller, p.153, Matthew Gordon
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