Trouble creates a capacity to handle it.
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Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?
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For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.
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It went to pieces all at once All at once and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst.
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When in doubt, do it.
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