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Quotes from Alfred — David Mallet

1700–1765 Scotland

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Who has not known ill fortune, never knew
Himself, or his own virtue.

Alfred (1740)

Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue:
Where patience, honour, sweet humanity,
Calm fortitude, take root, and strongly flourish.

Alfred (1740)

The human race are sons of sorrow born;
And each must have his portion. Vulgar minds
Refuse or cranch beneath their load: the brave
Bear theirs without repining.

Alfred (1740)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Mallet (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.