Misery Quotes

1633 Misery quotes by 995 unique authors

Despair has been called the unforgivable sin-not presumably because God refuses to forgive it, but because it despairs of the possibility of being forgiven. — Frederick Buechner
Not to believe in love is a great sign of dullness. There are some people so indirect and lumbering that they think all real affection… — George Santayana
It is better to drink of deep grief than to taste shallow pleasures. — William Hazlitt
Let tears flow of their own accord; their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony. — Seneca the Younger
In great cities men are more callous both to the happiness and the misery of others, than in the country; for they are constantly in… — Charles Caleb Colton
In the valley of sorrow, spread your wings. — Susan Sontag
Since hate poisons the soul, don't cherish enmities or grudges: avoid people who make you unhappy. — Robert Louis Stevenson
As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery. — John Donne
It is selfishness which is the cause of most of our misery. — Gordon B. Hinckley
IT is reported of Margaret Fuller that she said she accepted the universe. "Gad, she'd better!" retorted Carlyle. Carlyle himself did not accept the universe… — John Burroughs
Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. In a world where everything is doubtful, and where… — Tryon Edwards
The ego is your enemy, not your friend. It is the ego that gives you wounds and hurts you. It is the ego that makes… — Rajneesh
Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it. — Boethius
A misery is not to be measure from the nature of the evil but from the temper of the sufferer. — Joseph Addison
Human misery is too great for men to do without faith. — Heinrich Heine
Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty. — Napoleon Hill
Every time you think of doing some charity, you think there is some beggar to take your charity. If you say, "O Lord, let the… — Swami Vivekananda
Seek no praise, no reward, for anything you do. No sooner do we perform a good action than we begin to desire credit for it.… — Swami Vivekananda
We may convert every house in the country into a charity asylum, we may fill the land with hospitals, but the misery of man will… — Swami Vivekananda
What is meant by charity? Charity is not fundamental. It is really helping on the misery of the world, not eradicating it. One looks for… — Swami Vivekananda
Maybe it's the music that enables them to function like that, to always take everything as it comes and never complain about the misery, hardship… — Wim Wenders
Fate finds for every man; his share of misery. — Euripides
Miserable mortals who like leaves at one moment flame with life eating the produce of the land and at another moment weakly perish. — Homer
Old age is not a total misery. Experience helps. — Euripides
Peace, or freedom from conflict, is the absolute core of happiness. It is in learning to watch our sense of peace that we avoid unhappiness.… — Hugh Prather

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