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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
[Lat., Quemcumque miserum videris, hominem scias.]
When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
[Lat., Quemcumque miserum videris, hominem scias.]
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an read more
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face.
I was a stricken deer that left the herd
Long since.
I was a stricken deer that left the herd
Long since.
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'
He went like one that hath been stunn'd,
And is of sense forlorn:
A sadder and a read more
He went like one that hath been stunn'd,
And is of sense forlorn:
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.
Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.
Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.
But strong of limb
And swift of foot misfortune is, and, far
Outstripping all, comes to every read more
But strong of limb
And swift of foot misfortune is, and, far
Outstripping all, comes to every land,
And there wreaks evil on mankind, which prayers
Do afterwards redress.
Rashness brings success to few, misfortune to many.
[Lat., Paucis temeritas est bono, multis malo.]
Rashness brings success to few, misfortune to many.
[Lat., Paucis temeritas est bono, multis malo.]