Alas! how deeply painful is all payment!

These cuts are a painful last resort and I'm deeply mindful of their impact.

These cuts are a painful last resort and I'm deeply mindful of their impact. They're going to affect many lives, families and communities, and we'll do everything we reasonably can to ease the burdens.

There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.

Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon -- the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.