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Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the read more
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
The child of misery, baptized in tears!
The child of misery, baptized in tears!
 Misery travels free through the whole world!
 [Ger., Frei geht das Ungluck durch die ganze Erde!]  
 Misery travels free through the whole world!
 [Ger., Frei geht das Ungluck durch die ganze Erde!] 
If misery loves company, misery has company enough.
If misery loves company, misery has company enough.
 We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of 
continued happiness?
 [Fr., Il read more 
 We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of 
continued happiness?
 [Fr., Il ne se faut jamais moquer des miserables,
  Car qui peut s'assurer d'etre toujours heureux?] 
Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery.
Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery.
 Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
 [Lat., Ignis aurum probat, misera fortes viros.]  
 Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
 [Lat., Ignis aurum probat, misera fortes viros.] 
A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he read more
Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.