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La Rochefoucauld 174: It is far better to accustom our mind to bear the ills we have than to specul...
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It is far better to accustom our mind to bear the ills we have than to speculate on those which may befall us. ["Rather bear th{ose} ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of." {--Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, Scene I, Hamlet.}]
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_174
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