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Have all beautiful things sad destinies? – W.B. Yeats, Irish poet and writer. The quote by the great Irish poet makes us ask, “Do all beautiful things have sad destinies?” The answer is yes, but why? What is the secret of such a sad destiny? It is usually due to one of two reasons, either because we do not appreciate what we have or because we think we deserve more than what we have.
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