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He that is down need fear no fall.
He that is down need fear no fall.
Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.
Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.
Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he read more
Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.
And bear about the mockery of woe
To midnight dances and the public show.
And bear about the mockery of woe
To midnight dances and the public show.
Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery read more
Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the read more
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and of our miseries. A marriage of love is pleasant, of interest, easy, read more
Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and of our miseries. A marriage of love is pleasant, of interest, easy, and where both meet, happy. A happy marriage has in it all the pleasures of friendship, all the enjoyments of sense and reason, and,
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.