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"There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

People, Trouble

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"There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them."

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