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“We live in the future. Even the happiness of the present is made up mostly of that delightful discontent which the hope of better things inspires.” quote by J. G. Holland — Download Open image

“We live in the future. Even the happiness of the present is made up mostly of that delightful discontent which the hope of better things inspires.”

J. G. Holland

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Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.

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Scholarship, save by accident, is never the measure of a man's power.

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“God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. ~ J.”

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Believe me, I have better things to do than sabotage your friendships. No one else's world revolves around you, Cassandra." -Paige to Cassandra

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Prayers go up, blessings pour down!! God always makes a way for better things to happen, feeling blessed.

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To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than.

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