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«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.»
«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»
«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
(Dramatist, Essayist, Poet, Statesman)
| About:
Body,
Conscience,
Soul
| Keywords:
afflictions, befall, befalling, befalls, befell, calamities, countervail, preserves, serenity
«Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; / There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.»
«For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.»
«And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: / Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.»
«And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.»
«And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: / And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: / And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.»
«And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.»
«Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother»
Author: William Somerset Maugham
(Novelist, Playwright, Writer)
| About:
Consequences,
Misfortune,
Mothers
| Keywords:
affectionate, Bad Boy, befall
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