Ashamed Quote by Elizabeth von Arnim

“Keep quiet and say one's prayers-certainly not merely the best, but the only things to do if one would be truly happy; but, ashamed of asking when I have received so much, the only form of prayer I would use would be a form of thanksgiving.”

Elizabeth von Arnim

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