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Contrary to what might be expected, i look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful with particular satisfaction. indeed, i can say with complete truthfulness that everything i have learned in my seventy-five years in this world, everything that has truly enhanced and enlightened my existence, has been through affliction and not through happiness, whether pursued or attained
-Malcolm Muggeridge
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Contrary To What Might Be Expected, I

Malcolm Muggeridge
Contrary to what might be expected, i look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful with particular satisfaction. indeed, i can say with complete truthfulness that everything i have learned in my seventy-five years in this world, everything that has truly enhanced and enlightened my existence, has been through affliction and not through happiness, whether pursued or attained
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