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E. W. Howe

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.

E. W. Howe

Life

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Putting in a lot of effort and hoping others will recognize and value it can lead to deep disappointment when that recognition never comes. This feeling is especially painful because it combines both the struggle of hard work and the sting of being overlooked or ignored.

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