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To my mind Nuns are the most unhappy beings in the world.

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To your mind. But things are not always what they seem. You measure Nuns by your idea of happiness. The man who said, “Eat, drink, and be merry,” was branded as a fool by Christ. If you ever fall ill, go to a Catholic hospital and let the gloomy Nuns nurse you back to health. It will be an eye-opener to you.

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