“I have learned that trying to control other people’s opinions of you is the fastest possible route to unhappiness.” — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
Remember that in all miseries lamenting becomes fools, and action, wise folk. — Philip Sidney Copy Share Image
If I took my characters home with me, half of my life would be a misery, I think. No, I tend to… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries. Yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
All present life is but an interjection, An'Oh!'or 'Ah!'of joy or misery, Or a 'Ha! ha!'or 'Bah!'a yawn or 'Pooh!' Of which… — Robert Byron Copy Share Image
“For the ignorant, pain is a curse, but for the wise, it is a blessed moment for reinforcing one's inner goodness and… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Attachment is misery, but from the very beginning the child is taught for attachment. The mother will say to the child, "Love… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Man little knows what calamities are beyond his patience to bear till he tries them; as in ascending the heights of ambition,… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Religion of every kind involves the promise that the misery and futility of existence can be overcome or even transfigured. One might… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
What men call adventures usually consist of the stoical endurance of appalling daily misery. — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
I love it when you have a lull in the day and you turn on the TV and a random movie is… — Morena Baccarin Copy Share Image
The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“No one understands another’s grief, no one understands another’s joy. . . . My music is the product of my talent and… — Franz Schubert Copy Share Image
I'd rather be a happy person with a thousand enemies than a miserable person with no enemies. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
Her heart began to ache, and she felt the numbness slip away. Misery welled up inside her. She clamped down on it,… — Lili Wilkinson Copy Share Image
“We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Evil is always devising more corrosive misery through man's restless need to exact revenge out of his hate. — Ralph Steadman Copy Share Image
“Ross said: “I’ll tell you what is best for the other man, always, and that’s work. Work is a challenge. I’ve told… — Winston Graham Copy Share Image
To to change misery, disease and failure into joy, health, success and prosperity, I must think, speak and act, in ways which… — James Arthur Ray Copy Share Image
Learn that there is no cure for desire, no cure for the love of reward, no cure for the misery of longing,… — Mabel Collins Copy Share Image
Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
