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• Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- Democracy and Addresse...
• Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.
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• Blessings never come in pairs; misfortunes never come alone.
• It may be glorious to write Thoughts that shall glad the two or three High souls, like those far stars that come in sight Once in a century.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- An Incident in a Railroad Ca...
• Come, muse, let us sing of rats! -- From a poem by James Grainger, 1721-1767
• Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.
  -- James Russell Lowell...
• PHILOSOPHY: The ability to bear with calmness the misfortunes of our friends.
• philosophy: The ability to bear with calmness the misfortunes of our friends.
• A wise scepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.
  -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) -- Shakespeare Once More...