One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of misfortune than when they triumph.
One likes people much better when they’re battered down by a prodigious siege of misfortune than when they triumph.
If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.
Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter – Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes – A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune.
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