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Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them.
Don Marquis
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"Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them."
— Don Marquis #happinessjoy

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Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them. — Don Marquis

About Don Marquis

Don Marquis was a Poet from United States (1878–1937).

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This quote is attributed to Don Marquis, a Poet from United States.
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Don Marquis lived from 1878 – 1937.
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