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is ubiquitous. We'd do well to remember that this life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

is effective. The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

is inherently a matter of privilege; the powerless know that no one is listening.

There is privilege inherent in complaint; the powerless know that no one is listening.

is never powerful because at the root of a complaint is powerlessness

Complaining is never powerful because at the root of a complaint is powerlessness

is not received well --- tell your troubles to yourself and your happinesses to the world

Tell your troubles to yourself and your happinesses to the world

is often a sign of incompetence --- A bad workman never gets a good tool

is often a sign of laziness --- a lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy