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title: "3 Man Troubled Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Man Troubled quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Man Troubled sayings and thoughts."
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> [I never knew a man troubled with melancholy, who had plenty to do, and did it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/i-never-knew-a-man-troubled-with-melancholy-who-had-plenty-to-do-and/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/josh-billings-777_emotion_i-never-knew-a-man-troubled-with-melanch_1108984.png)

> [“Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives to them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epictetus/man-is-troubled-not-by-events-but-by-the-meaning-he-gives-to-them/)

[Epictetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epictetus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/epictetus-413_events_man-is-troubled-not-by-events-but-by-the_2440183.jpg)

> [Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-thurber/man-is-troubled-by-what-might-be-called-the-dog-wish-a-strange-and/)

[James Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-thurber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/james-thurber-1534_carefree_man-is-troubled-by-what-might-be-called_2527656.png)

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