Greater Misfortune Quotes
- Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they… — Plato
- When a country is in harmony with the Tao, the factories make trucks and tractors. When a country goes counter to the Tao, warheads are… — Laozi
- The generals have a saying: "Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see. Rather than advance an inch it is… — Laozi
- There is no greater misfortune than greed. — Laozi
- There is no greater offence than harbouring desires. There is no greater disaster than discontent. There is no greater misfortune than wanting more. — Laozi
- There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that… — Laozi
- There's no greater misfortune than dying alone. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- There is no greater misfortune in the world than the loss of reason. — Mikhail Bulgakov
- I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also… — Catullus