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CALAMITY.
Do not insult calamity:
It is a barb'rous grossness, to lay on
The weight of scorn, where heavy misery
Too much already weighs men's fortunes down.
—Shakespeare.
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I can't, does nothing.
I'll try, effects miracles.
I will, accomplishes everything.
—Unknown.
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Among the ancient warriors it was a custom, when any one did a meritorious action, to say: "That will be a feather in his cap."
