“Unfortunately complaining is one thing Eeyores are not afraid to do. They grudgingly carry their thimbles to the Fountain of Life, then mumble and grumble that they weren't given enough.”

—  Benjamin Hoff , The Te of Piglet

Source: The Te of Piglet

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