[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the light.

Christine De Pizan
[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are...
[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are...
[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are...
[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are...
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People who are experiencing depression cannot look into the light of hope. They have a cloudy view of the future, and they don't have the strength to fight through their low moods.

Source: Ditia De Jehanne Darc

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