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Alphonse de Lamartine

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

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When people go through pain or loss together, it creates a deeper connection between them than happy times do. Shared difficulties bring people closer in a way that shared pleasures cannot.

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