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Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.

James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Inspirational
Optimism
Remember
Hardest
Come
Bear
Good
Bears
Never
However
Life
Worry
Remembering
Success
Misfortunes
Fear
Cheer

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