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Letter "B" » befalling
«I hold it true, whatever befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.»
Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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About:
Love
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«The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place»
«No other profession is subject to the public contempt and derision that sometimes befalls lawyers. the bitter fruit of public incomprehension of the law itself and its dynamics.»
«The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.»
«On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use»
Author: Epictetus
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«If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another»
Author: Epicurus
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About:
Prayer
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«Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.»
Author: John Muir
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About:
Eternity,
Nature
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«A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can befall us from without.»
Author: Joseph Addison
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Dramatist,
Essayist,
Poet,
Statesman)
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About:
Body,
Conscience,
Soul
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Keywords:
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«A wise man should not reveal his loss of wealth, the vexation of his mind, the misconduct of his own wife, base words spoken by others, and disgrace that has befallen him.»