Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. - William James

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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. - Abraham Joshua Heschel quotes