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"Many of our cares," says Scott, "are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges." We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.—H. W. BEECHER
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Care admitted as a guest, quickly turns to be master.—C. N. BOVEE
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Ye banks and braes o' bonny Doon,
How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair?
How can ye chant, ye little birds,
And I sae weary fu' o' care?—BURNS, The Banks o' Doon
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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow; and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, "Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more."—COWPER
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Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may be.—DRYDEN
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If the heart of a man is depress'd with cares,
The mist is dispell'd when a woman appears.—JOHN GAY, The Beggar's Opera
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Pegone, dull Care! I prithee begone from me!
Begone, dull Care! thou and I shall never agree.—JOHN PLAYFORD, Musical Companion
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A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.—Proverb
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Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.—Proverb
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Care's no cure.—Proverb
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Careless men let their end steal upon them unawares and unprovided.—Proverb
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Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.—FRANCIS QUARLES
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Cares are often more difficult to throw off than sorrows; the latter die with time; the former grow upon it.—J. P. RICHTER
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So shaken as we are, so wan with care.—SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV
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Golden care!
That keep'st the ports of slumber open wide
To many a watchful night!—SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV
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His cares are now all ended.—SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV
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Care is no cure, but rather corrosive,
For things that are not to be remedied.—SHAKESPEARE, Henry VI
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie.—SHAKESPEARE, Romeo and Juliet
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I am sure care's an enemy to life.—SHAKESPEARE, Twelfth Night
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Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the
many cares of life.—VOLTAIRE
