Misery Quotes

1633 Misery quotes by 995 unique authors

Prayer is not designed to inform God, but to give man a sight of his misery; to humble man's heart, to excite his desire, to… — Adam Clarke
Half of the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of trying to be, what one is not. — George MacDonald
Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion, benevolence,… — Joseph Addison
In the hours of distress and misery, the eyes of every mortal turn to friendship; in the hours of gladness and conviviality, what is our… — Walter Savage Landor
My music is homegrown from the garden of New Orleans. Music is everything to me short of breathing. Music also has a role to lift… — Allen Toussaint
The greatest misery does not stop Me from uniting Myself to a soul, but where there is pride, I am not there. — Mary Faustina Kowalska
One of the aged greatest miseries is that they cannot easily find a companion able to share the memories of the past. — Samuel Johnson
The gambling reasoner is incorrigible; if he would but take to the squaring of the circle, what a load of misery would be saved. — Augustus De Morgan
A victor only breeds hatred, while a defeated man lives in misery, but a man at peace within lives happily, abandoning up ideas of victory… — Gautama Buddha
It is forever unspeakable that man must suffer so. But you learn to control yourself, to work efficiently. ... I used to cry, and want… — Elliott Merrick
If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief. — Sophocles
The most miserable man in the world of those meant for Paradise will be dipped once in Paradise. Then he will be asked, "Son of… — Muhammad
Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can… — Sophocles
A soul does not benefit from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how,… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
And the Lord God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him… — Jonah
Why was I born, if just to live in misery — Unknown Author
Sentiment and nostalgia are fatal for fiction. One must go into the territory of the imagination with sure feet, hot fainting with glorious misery. — Lynn Freed
Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional. We cannot avoid pain, but we can avoid joy. — Tim Hansel
The only way past the pain is through it. Pain, grief, anger, misery...they don't go away-they just increase and compound and get worse. You have… — Jasinda Wilder
When doing what we most love transforms us into the best possible version of ourselves and that version hints at even greater future possibilities, the… — Steven Kotler

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