Bitterness Quote by John Ortberg Jr Download Open image ““Bitterness is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die.”” — John Ortberg Jr ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bitterness
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