Miseries Quotes

163 quotes by 122 authors

It is a great art to have an abundance of knowledge and experience - to know the richness of life, the beauty of existence, the… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
What else has a journalist to do these days, after all, but report life's miseries? — John le Carre
But soon, I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book. Well, Mumsy, no, not really. Your beloved large-print sagas of rags, riches, and… — David Mitchell
Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation. — Honore de Balzac
If you had to relive your life exactly as it was â€“ same successes and failures, same happiness, same miseries, same mixture of comedy and… — Gavin Extence
You are mine. I recognize you. We twist our souls around each other's miseries. It is that which makes us family. — Anthony Marra
If God is what people say there can be no one in the universe so unhappy as He; for He sees unceasingly myriads of His… — Mark Twain
In a word, we may gather out of History a policy no less wise than I eternal; by the comparison and application of other mens… — Walter Raleigh
History consists, for the greater part, of the miseries brought upon the world by pride, ambition, avarice, revenge, lust, sedition, hypocrisy, ungoverned zeal, and all… — Edmund Burke
Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without this comfort, be insupportable. — Samuel Johnson
The first thing is love: love deeply. If you have been with a person for a few years, in deep love, and you have experienced… — Rajneesh
Three quarters of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world would finish if people were to put on the shoes of their adversaries and understood… — Mahatma Gandhi
The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this thing… — Thomas Paine
All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. — Henry Ward Beecher
Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and of our miseries. A marriage of love is pleasant, of interest, easy, and where both meet, happy.… — Joseph Addison
It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the general infelicity of life, he feels his own miseries without… — Samuel Johnson
There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at, but they are the smiles that make wrinkles and not… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Right now you are Sad because you are undergoing the miseries of this World. — Simphiwe Scientist Dumi
The world is full of miseries, breakeups, hatred, grudges, regrets and even loneliness, however happiness is the key to all. — Simphiwe

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