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How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself!

How poor the assistance which injures whilst it aids!

How hard is it to be compelled to regret our good deeds!

Sad is it to be forced to ruin him whom you would save.

It is a great loss to lose that which few possess.

Unhappy fate, to long for death and be unable to find it.

It is a great grievance when the evil which is past returns again.

How hard is it when accident triumphs over design!

It is a bitter fate when one's defenders become his jailors.

How bootless the kindness which is followed by no good result!

How much must he repent who lives a long life!

How often must he ask for pardon who has refused it when asked!

How timid is he who stands in terror of poverty!

The bitterness of the admonition never does harm.

Consider the useful agreeable, even though it were