Quotemeal: Jul. 12th, 1949

Tuesday, July 12, 1949

"Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."
— Swedish Proverb

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Illustration of Swedish Proverb — "Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."

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