Behave Quote by Phyllis Bottome

“Things that happen, however painful they are at the time, do not matter very much for long. Only how we behave to them matters.” quote by Phyllis Bottome — Download Open image

“Things that happen, however painful they are at the time, do not matter very much for long. Only how we behave to them matters.”

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