“No one is exempt from speaking nonsense. The great misfortune is to do it solemnly.” — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left it open, as is the custom in homes where a great… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
What passes out of one's mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to… — Desiderius Erasmus Copy Share Image
Love feels like a great misfortune, a monstrous parasite, a permanent state of emergency that ruins all small pleasures. — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
It is my great misfortune that I have to measure your love by the money gifts you give for Daridranarayana. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason. — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or… — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
For an enemy so relentless in the war for our subjugation, we could not be expected to mourn; yet, in view of… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
It ought to be considered a great misfortune, not only for individuals, but also for Houses and Congregations, to have everything in… — St. Vincent Copy Share Image
“And even though we may be involved with the most important affairs, achieve distinction or fall into some great misfortune- all the… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“And even if we are occupied by most important things, if we attain to honour, or fall into great misfortune -- still… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“It is a great misfortune, that any portion of your time should be spent in reading or thinking about matters of this… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
