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The Last Mandarin

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The Last Mandarin

by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author)

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Viktor E. Frankl

“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”
― Victor Frankl

tags: inspirational-quotes, overcoming-adversity-quotes, philosophy-of-life

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