Misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of character. - Deepstash
Misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of character.

Misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of character.

If you take the character of any man... you will find that misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of that character. Good and evils have an equal share in moduling character, and in some instances misery is a greater teacher than happiness.

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I am what I repeatedly do. I am good because I do good repeatedly. I will win because I focus on small wins that are real and do not think on lofty goals to crush in the future. The future is now. Give yourself a chance to live the character you respect and want to be respected by others. You are in control, you create your destiny through your character, that in turn is created by the daily unnoticeable habits you do for yourself. You can do it!

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