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Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Fashioned so slenderly,
Young and so read more
Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Fashioned so slenderly,
Young and so fair!
We always weaken everything we exaggerate.
We always weaken everything we exaggerate.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
He went like one that hath been stunn'd,
And is of sense forlorn:
A sadder and a read more
He went like one that hath been stunn'd,
And is of sense forlorn:
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.
A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune.
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
