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If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Joseph B. Wirthlin
Age: 91 †
Born: 1917
Born: June 11
Died: 2008
Died: December 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
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Happiness
Hardest
Times
Toward
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Approach
Growth
Turn
Adversities
Greatest
Wisely

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