“The death of a man's wife is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its cares and vicissitudes falls upon the old widower's heart, and there is nothing to break their force, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand were withered; as if one wing of his angel was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground.” IfsMenWorldHeartLongMadeHandsCareFallForceBreakCuttingWifeMovementBrokenAngelWeightWingsAncientMisfortunesShieldsOaksMansionsWitheredGlareVicissitudesFamily ManCutting DownWidowers Author:Alphonse de Lamartine
“What avails it that indulgent Heaven From mortal eyes has wrapt the woes to come, If we, ingenious to torment ourselves, Grow pale at hideous fictions of our own? Enjoy the present; nor which needless cares Of what may spring from blind misfortune's womb, Appal the surest hour that life bestows. Serence, and master of yourself, prepare For what may come; and leave the rest to Heaven.” IfsMayEyeCareHeavenGrowsEnjoyHoursFictionMastersSpringBlindMortalsMisfortunesPaleWoeTormentWombHideousIngenious Book:John Armstrong's The Art of Preserving Health: Eighteenth-century Sensibility in Practice Source: John Armstrong's The Art of Preserving Health: Eighteenth-century Sensibility in Practice
“It seems unfortunate that strong people are usually so disagreeable and overbearing that no one cares for them. In fact, to be different from your fellow creatures is always a misfortune.” PeopleDifferentFactsSeemsCareStrongCreaturesFellowsMisfortunesUnfortunateDisagreeableNo One CaresStrong PeopleOverbearing Book:7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Source: 7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's