When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
Meaning of the quote
When life closes one opportunity, another one usually opens up for us. However, we often focus too much on the closed door and miss the new door that has opened. Instead of getting stuck on what we lost, we should look for the new possibilities that are now available to us.
About Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish-Canadian-American inventor and scientist, is best known for patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded AT&T and made significant contributions to the fields of speech, hearing, and heredity. His life’s work was deeply influenced by his family’s involvement in elocution and his personal experiences with deaf relatives.
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