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It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the
great distress of another.
[Lat., read more
It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the
great distress of another.
[Lat., Suave mari magno, turbantibus aequora ventis
E terra magnum alterius spectare laborum.]
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
I was a stricken deer that left the herd
Long since.
I was a stricken deer that left the herd
Long since.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the
misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.
Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the
misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Fashioned so slenderly,
Young and so read more
Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Fashioned so slenderly,
Young and so fair!
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.