The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of… - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.

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About Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross M.D. (8 July 1926 – 24 August 2004) was a psychiatrist, and a pioneer of near-death studies.

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Alternative Names: Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross • Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth • E. Kübler-Ross
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The beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.
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Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences; all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
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