English: “Marianne came hastily out of the parlour apparently in violent affliction” – Willoughby leaves Marianne in a strange and surprising manner. Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. London: George Allen, 1899, page 8x. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.” — H.G. Wells
(Be well and do well, friends.) — YUR
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This has often been misattributed to H.G. Wells but is actually from Henry Ward Beecher – – before H.G. Wells was born.
http://www.quoteyard.com/affliction-comes-to-us-not-to-make-us-sad-but-sober-not-to-make-us-sorry-but-wise/
Wow! I love this kind of stuff. Thanks for this!
(Sorry about the delay in posting this. All comments need to be approved, due to some readers who try to send me the answers.) — YUR