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Child of mortality, whence comest thou? Why is thy countenance
sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping?
Child of mortality, whence comest thou? Why is thy countenance
sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping?
We gather strength from sadness and from pain Each time we die we learn to live again.
We gather strength from sadness and from pain Each time we die we learn to live again.
Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.
Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.
If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.
If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.
It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.
It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.
Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up
Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up
We look before and after,
And pine for what is not,
Our sincerest laughter
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We look before and after,
And pine for what is not,
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Smile, even if it's a sad smile, because sadder than a sad smile is the sadness of not knowing how read more
Smile, even if it's a sad smile, because sadder than a sad smile is the sadness of not knowing how to smile.
The human mind can bear plenty of reality but not too much intermittent gloom.
The human mind can bear plenty of reality but not too much intermittent gloom.
