Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself…

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From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures...

From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures...

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.

In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in...

In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in...

Life is one long struggle in the dark.

Life is one long struggle in the dark.

From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish...

From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish...

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on...

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on...

Even if I knew nothing of the atoms, I would venture to assert on the...

Even if I knew nothing of the atoms, I would venture to assert on the...

Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part...

Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part...

We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly...

We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly...