be thankful for small mercies in English

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        "Even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse and therefore be happy about the little things that are good."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
          "word": "iloitse pienistä asioista"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
          "word": "es könnte schlimmer sein"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
          "word": "mogłoby być gorzej"
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
          "word": "ar putea fi mai rău"
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  "word": "be thankful for small mercies"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
      "word": "iloitse pienistä asioista"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
      "word": "es könnte schlimmer sein"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
      "word": "mogłoby być gorzej"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse",
      "word": "ar putea fi mai rău"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be thankful for small mercies"
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"be thankful for small mercies" meaning in English

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