“There is some help for all the defects of fortune; for, if a man cannot attain to the length of his wishes, he may have his remedy by cutting of them shorter.” IfsMenMayHelpingWishCuttingFortuneContentmentLengthRemedyDefects Book:Prose works of Abraham Cowley ; including his essays in prose and verse Source: Prose works of Abraham Cowley ; including his essays in prose and verse