Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

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Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. - James Russell Lowell

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Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. - Dwight L. Moody quotes