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A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground;
Yet man read more
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground;
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
It takes two to get one in trouble.
It takes two to get one in trouble.
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was
Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real read more
Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.
To be, or not to be--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
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To be, or not to be--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep--
No more--and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to.
Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.
Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.
He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
[Lat., Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat.]
He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
[Lat., Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat.]
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
