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He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
[Lat., Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat.]
He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
[Lat., Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat.]
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real read more
Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
The memory of past troubles is pleasant.
[Lat., Jucunda memoria est praeteritorum malorum.]
The memory of past troubles is pleasant.
[Lat., Jucunda memoria est praeteritorum malorum.]
I survived that trouble so likewise may I survive this one.
I survived that trouble so likewise may I survive this one.
The trouble is small, the fun is great.
[Ger., Die Muh'ist klein, der Spass ist gross.]
The trouble is small, the fun is great.
[Ger., Die Muh'ist klein, der Spass ist gross.]
The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is read more
The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is why we can forgive them, for knowledge can only lead to love, and love to service. And so, if they are not touched by them, it's because th