Miserable Quotes

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Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter.… — Samuel Adams
"I fly from pleasure," said the prince, "because pleasure has ceased to please; I am lonely because I am miserable, and am unwilling to cloud… — Samuel Johnson
The mere man of pleasure is miserable in old age, and the mere drudge in business is but little better, whereas, natural philosophy, mathematical and… — Thomas Paine
Lastly, we must be holy, because without holiness on earth - we will never be prepared to enjoy Heaven. ...I do not know what others… — J C Ryle
He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating it's most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people… — Thomas Jefferson
To live moment to moment is the life of meditation. Then life becomes spontaneous without any effort; then nobody can make you miserable, nobody can… — Rajneesh
Want compassion is not to be numbered among the general faults of mankind. The black ingredient which fouls our disposition is envy. Hence our eyes,… — Henry Fielding
There's a schizoid quality to our relationship with animals, in which sentiment and brutality exist side by side. Half the dogs in America will receive… — Michael Pollan
Those who love not their fellow-beings live unfruitful lives, and prepare for their old age a miserable grave. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
I always say about my daughters, they save me from my miserable self. They take me out, you know, a comedian, you could live in… — Chris Rock
Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable. Never drink when you are wretched without it, or you will be like the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Once you know it, you move as a nonbeing. Nobody can make you angry, nobody can make you happy, unhappy, miserable. No! In that emptiness… — Rajneesh
Sometimes you have tons of money, and still you are miserable, you are not satisfied. The bow of gratitude and arrow of mercy will give… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Life is a flux, nothing abides. Still we are such fools, we go on clinging. If change is the nature of life, then clinging is… — Rajneesh
Astrology furnishes a splendid proof of the contemptible subjectivity of men. It refers the course of celestial bodies to the miserable ego: it establishes a… — Arthur Schopenhauer
If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable. — Al Smith
We are determined to defeat them and destroy them on the walls of our capital, as we are determined to destroy their miserable armies in… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
We just need the laws to change - it's 2012," JWoww said to MTV News. "I want to see my best friend get married, and… — JWoww
Choosing to be miserable is an option, but not one I recommend. — Darren Johnson
The business man who gains success at the expense of the poor and miserable gains nil respect from his peers. — Clarence H. Burns

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