CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering.… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the… — Gideon Welles Copy Share Image
A habit of finding pleasure in thought rather than action is a safeguard against unwisdom and excessive love of power, a means… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The ability to take misfortune and make something good come of it is a rare gift. Those who possess it are ..said… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
I would not despair unless I knew the irrevocable decree was passed; saw my misfortune recorded in the book of fate, and… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
Moreover, nothing is so rare as to see misfortune fairly portrayed; the tendency is either to treat the unfortunate person as though… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Your failures and misfortunes don't threaten other people. . .It's your assets and your successes that are problems for people who derive… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world. — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
The root of a nation's misfortunes has to be sought in the moral failings of the government. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
There are so many people who make their fortunes of the misfortunes of others. I don't know if it's because the world… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus." [ The Science of Second-Guessing… — Stephen W. Hawking Copy Share Image
It seems to me, Monsieur, that there is nothing more galling in great physical misfortunes than to be compelled to make all… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
The brutal soldiers satisfied their sensual appetites without consulting either the inclination or the duties of their female captives; and a nice… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
It is our great collective misfortune that the scientific community made its decisive diagnosis of the climate threat at the precise moment… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
We consume far too many animal products, processed and refined foods, saturated fats, and empty calories. Industries that profit from both our… — Kris Carr Copy Share Image
My childhood was surrounded by trouble, illness, and my dad's alcoholism, but as I said, we just didn't have the time to… — James Cagney Copy Share Image
Women have a smile for every joy, a tear for every sorrow, a consolation for every grief, an excuse for every fault,… — Germain-Francois Poullain de Saint-Foix Copy Share Image
A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It's one thing to be a high achiever; it's quite another to privately sneer at your girlfriend's friends after feigning friendliness because… — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
the size of a misfortune is not determinable by an outsider’s measurement of it but only by the measurements applied to it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The best way to handle good fortune is to do something positive and useful with it. The best way to handle misfortune… — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
