Black Hawk Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak
1833 · Sauk nation, North America
I am now an obscure member of a nation that formerly honored and respected my opinions. The pathway to glory is rough, and many gloomy hours obscure it.
Autobiography of Black Hawk, the dedication
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William Shakespeare
published 1609 · England
When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate
Sonnets, 29
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