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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.
Grim-visaged, comfortless despair.
Grim-visaged, comfortless despair.
Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.
Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.
No, misery makes sport to mock itself.
No, misery makes sport to mock itself.
The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery
The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery
He that is down need fear no fall.
He that is down need fear no fall.
This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.
This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.
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.]
I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains
I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains
