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Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
I was a stricken deer that left the herd
Long since.
I was a stricken deer that left the herd
Long since.
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!
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
The consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of
misfortunes.
[Lat., Conscientia rectae voluntatis maxima consolatio est read more
The consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of
misfortunes.
[Lat., Conscientia rectae voluntatis maxima consolatio est rerum
incommodarum.]
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all read more
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some
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.
