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’Tis all men’s office to speak patience
To those that wring under the load of sorrow;
But no man’s virtue, nor sufficiency,
To be so moral when he shall endure
The like himself.—Much Ado about Nothing, V. 1.
Apropos of this sentiment, Swift says,—
I never knew a man who could not bear the misfortunes of others with the most Christian resignation.—Thoughts on Various Subjects.
And La Rochefoucauld,—
We have all of us sufficient fortitude to bear the misfortunes of others.—Max. 20.