The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him read more

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Things don't go wrong, they simply happen.

Things don't go wrong, they simply happen.

For God's sake, if you sin, take pleasure in it, and do it for the pleasure...

For God's sake, if you sin, take pleasure in it, and do it for the pleasure...

Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.

Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.

Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.

Any solution to a problem changes the problem.

Any solution to a problem changes the problem.

No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.

No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.