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Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.
Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.
Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely
dread.
[Lat., Graviora quae patiantur videntur jam read more
Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely
dread.
[Lat., Graviora quae patiantur videntur jam hominibus quam quae
metuant.]
The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.
The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.
It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import read more
It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.
A fault is sooner found than mended.
A fault is sooner found than mended.
The most important of my discoveries has been suggested to me by my failures.
The most important of my discoveries has been suggested to me by my failures.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage.
Failure is an event, never a person.
Failure is an event, never a person.
Those who inflict must suffer, for they see
The work of their own hearts, and that must be
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Those who inflict must suffer, for they see
The work of their own hearts, and that must be
Our chastisement or recompense.
