The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain. (John Steinbeck)

The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain.

John Steinbeck

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