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• Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. — Lucius Accius
• With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man. — Pliny the Elder
• Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat. Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. — Publius Attius Varus
• The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may… — Eliza Haywood
• It is-or seems to be-a wise sort of thing, to realise that all that happens to a man in this life is… — Herman Melville
• A man is the sum of his misfortunes. — William Faulkner
• Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him;… — Samuel Johnson
• A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune — William Faulkner
• What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from… — Deanna Raybourn
• There is nothing magnanimous in bearing misfortunes with fortitude, when the whole world is looking on.... He who, without friends to encourage… — Oliver Goldsmith

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