Closed door Quote by Helen Keller

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened before us.” quote by Helen Keller — Download Open image

““When one door of happiness closes, another opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened before us.””

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