Happy the man who, removed ...

Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the manner of his forefathers cultivates with his own team his paternal acres, freed from all thought of usury.
Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the manner of his forefathers cultivates with his own team his paternal acres, freed from all thought of usury.

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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
Men more quickly and more gladly recall what they deride than what they approve and esteem.
Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him.