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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
[Lat., Calamitas virtutis occasio est.]
Calamity is man's true touch-stone.
- Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,
Calamity is man's true touch-stone.
- Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,
By speaking of our misfortunes we often relieve them.
[Fr., A raconter ses maux souvent on les soulage.]
By speaking of our misfortunes we often relieve them.
[Fr., A raconter ses maux souvent on les soulage.]
When Misfortune is asleep, let no one wake her.
[Lat., Quando la mala ventura se duerme, nadie la despierte.]
When Misfortune is asleep, let no one wake her.
[Lat., Quando la mala ventura se duerme, nadie la despierte.]
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness read more
Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.
