It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. —Lena Horne
“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.”

Lena Horne Singer, actress, civil rights activist

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How true this is,thanks for all your inspiration.

Anonymous from n.y.
January 19, 2022

It's not the Load that breaks You down, It's the way you Carry it

Sanjit ojha from Doha qatar
August 1, 2021

Yeah... That's tru

Joden misagranfe from Davao oriental
September 16, 2020

So very True!!

Dorothy Lubin from Los Angeles
September 20, 2017

I've seen this said a lot of ways - I like this one...

Evelyn from NV
September 19, 2017

this explains that your choice of initiative makes you great or less

Emma Danku from Accra
September 19, 2017

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