быть, находиться
в каком-л. положении, состоянии (незавидном, трудном и т. п.).
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." Andy Warhol
"A pure hand needs no glove to cover it." Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations." Benjamin Disraeli
"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy." Leo Buscaglia
