Miserable Quotes

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On the hob was a little brass kettle, hissing and boiling; spread upon the floor was a warm, thick rug; before the fire was a… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
Bear in mind that the children of life are the children of joy; that the lower animals are only unhappy when made so by man;… — William Henry Hudson
Why is a woman to be treated differently? Woman suffrage will succeed, despite this miserable guerilla opposition. — Victoria Woodhull
Money is time. With money I buy for cheerful use the hours which otherwise would not in any sense be mine; nay, which would make… — George Gissing
Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine, from a very early age, to produce the sort of character and the sort of beliefs that the authorities… — Bertrand Russell
If then, said I, the question is put to me would I rather have a miserable ape for a grandfather or a man highly endowed… — Thomas Huxley
It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Buddhism advises you not to implant feelings that you donâ€™t really have or avoid feelings that you do have. If you are miserable you are… — Henepola Gunaratana
If desire causes suffering, it may be because we do not desire wisely, or that we are inexpert at obtaining what we desire. Instead of… — Tom Robbins
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much - make it greedy, miserable and sick. — John Steinbeck
Outwardly one's life may suffer every kind of limitation, from bodily paralysis to miserable surroundings, but inwardly it is free in meditation to reach out… — Paul Brunton
Treat kindly every miserable truth that knocks begging at your door, otherwise you will some day fail to recognize Truth Himself when He comes in… — Austin O'Malley
No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing. — Claudius
But they always just laugh off everything I say, when really I want absolutely nothing more than to destroy the world they live in and… — Daniel Clowes
If it is not strong upon your heart to practice what you read, to what end do you read? To increase your own condemnation? If… — Thomas Brooks
Iâ€™m a bit of an expert on anger, having suffered from it all through my youth, when I was both brunt and font. Itâ€™s certainly… — Deborah Eisenberg
There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out. — Brad Meltzer
One's emotions are intensified in Parisâ€”one can be more happy and also more unhappy here than in any other place. But it is always a… — Nancy Mitford
If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of… — Kevin DeYoung
The artist must be like that Marine. He has to know how to be miserable. He has to love being miserable. He has to take… — Steven Pressfield

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