"Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others."

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As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst, and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful, and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger, unless they are an American.

— Douglas Adams