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Posted on June 21, 2010January 31, 2019 by Caitlin Pontrella

“Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish … know not what is the real happiness of life: just as those who have been tossed on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone estimate the value of a clear and serene sky.” – Edmond Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo

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