When the sun is shining, the quote reminds us that misfortune can drop from above even while we stay inside. It shows misfortune as a test of personal merit and as something many blame on inequality or dependence. It also points out that believing we must avoid mediocrity can itself become a misfortune.
![“It is often a comfort in misfortune to know our own fate. [Lat., Saepe calamitas solatium est nosse sortem suam.]” quote by Quintus Curtius Rufus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/quintus-curtius-rufus-22555_comfort_it-is-often-a-comfort-in-misfortune-to-k_1758470.jpg)
