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• A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the… — Pietro Aretino
• Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
• The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
• Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All… — Saint Augustine
• Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. — Marcus Aurelius
• We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a… — Marcus Aurelius
• Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a… — Marcus Aurelius
• What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will… — Teresa of Avila
• The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate… — Teresa of Avila
• Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear… — Lord Acton
• There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the… — Lord Acton
• I watched 'The Muppet Movie' obsessively. I can still pretty much say a lot of the lines and do a… — Amy Adams

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