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The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful it is gratitude that makes us joyful.
David Steindl-Rast
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David Steindl-Rast
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 12
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Vienna
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Beauty seen makes the one who sees it more beautiful.
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