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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
[Lat., Quemcumque miserum videris, hominem scias.]
When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
[Lat., Quemcumque miserum videris, hominem scias.]
Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the
misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.
Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the
misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.
Some suffer from real misfortunes. Sadly, others only imagine that they do.
Some suffer from real misfortunes. Sadly, others only imagine that they do.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
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.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Rashness brings success to few, misfortune to many.
[Lat., Paucis temeritas est bono, multis malo.]
Rashness brings success to few, misfortune to many.
[Lat., Paucis temeritas est bono, multis malo.]
False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.
False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.
