We never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries, nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it. (Daniel Defoe)

We never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries, nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it.

Daniel Defoe

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