![[On being deaf:] We can never get beyond the necessity of keeping in full view the worst and the best that can be made of our lot. The worst is, either to sink under the trial, or to be made callous by it. The best is, to be as wise as is possible under a great disability, and as happy as is possible under a great privation.](/assets/img/quote-photos/on-being-deaf-we-can-never-get-beyond-the-necessity-of-keeping-in-full-view-th.jpg)
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