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Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom he loves.
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"You are old, Father William," the young man cried, "The few locks which are left you are gray; You are hale, Father William—a hearty old man: Now tell me the reason, I pray."
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Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost.
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And when my own Mark Antony
Against young Caesar strove,
And Rome's whole world was set in arms,
The cause was,--all for love.
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The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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Born:
August 12, 1774
Died:
March 21, 1843
(aged 68)
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