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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.]
He that is down need fear no fall.
He that is down need fear no fall.
Horatio looked handsomely miserable, like Hamlet slipping on a
piece of orange-peel.
Horatio looked handsomely miserable, like Hamlet slipping on a
piece of orange-peel.
Laugh not once at one's misfortune for one will laugh twice as much at you later.
Laugh not once at one's misfortune for one will laugh twice as much at you later.
The child of misery, baptized in tears!
The child of misery, baptized in tears!
That to live by one man's will became the cause of all men's
misery.
That to live by one man's will became the cause of all men's
misery.
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.
The comfort derived from the misery of others is slight.
[Lat., Levis est consolatio ex miseria aliorum.]
The comfort derived from the misery of others is slight.
[Lat., Levis est consolatio ex miseria aliorum.]
