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Comforting words2 quotes
O! many a shaft, at random sent,
Finds mark the archer little meant!
And many a word, at random spoken,
May soothe or wound a heart that's broken! — Sir Walter Scott · 1815Apt words have power to suage
The tumours of a troubled mind. — John Milton · 1671Fortuitous occurrences1 quote
O! many a shaft, at random sent,
Finds mark the archer little meant!
And many a word, at random spoken,
May soothe or wound a heart that's broken! — Sir Walter Scott · 1815