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Whoever has fallen from his former high estate is in his calamity
the scorn even of the base.
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Whoever has fallen from his former high estate is in his calamity
the scorn even of the base.
[Lat., Quicumque amisit dignitatem pristinam
Ignavis etiam jocus est in casu gravi.]
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
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
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!
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.
