There is one thing in this good old world that is positively sure —… — Douglas Fairbanks · Smartyfair

There is one thing in this good old world that is positively sure — happiness is for all who strive to be happy — and those who laugh are happy.

Douglas Fairbanks1883–1939 · actor · 1900s USADouglas Fairbanks was Hollywood's biggest action star of the silent-film era, leaping and swordfighting through hits like The Mark of Zorro, Robin Hood, and The Thief of Bagdad.1 quote

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