Misfortune Quotes

498 Misfortune quotes by 347 unique authors

The man with the real sense of humor is the man who can put himself in the spectator's place and laugh at his own misfortune. — Bert Williams
How can you expect a man to be brave when he meets with nothing in life but misfortune? — Gregorio M Sierra
It has been my misfortune to be engaged in more battles than any other general on the other side of the Atlantic; but there was… — Ulysses S. Grant
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother — William Somerset Maugham
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune — Danish Proverb
Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, may be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation. — Dorothy Parker
Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes — Victor Hugo
Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well — German Proverb
If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their… — Solon
To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals; but to alleviate misfortunes is often within the most limited… — Samuel Johnson
I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also… — Catullus
Of all creatures that breathe and walk on the earth there is nothing more helpless than a man is, of all that the earth fosters;… — Odysseus
The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant duplicity. Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day,… — Boris Pasternak
Misfortune is nothing but stepping into stoney future, aim high and all you desire and wish for will be at your command — Unknown Author
It is a consolation or a misfortune that the wrong kind of people are too often correct in their prognostications of the future; the far-seeing… — Unknown Author
It's ironic, Elizabeth in this misfortune just as you come into your fortune. -Scott Thorson — The Descendants
Death always knew how to connect vice with misfortune. — Unknown Author
I am so sick of hearing stories in the news about teenagers and even CHILDREN taking their lives as a result of being bullied by… — Khloe Kardashian
Hardship And Misfortune May Be Unpleasant, But They Can Sometimes Have A Beneficial Effect On The Character, Especially When People Fail To Appreciate The Good… — Pacifiersucker
It was my misfortune, loyalty tothe expectations of the lamp will burn sitting on | I'm sitting in there you laid eyes on the way… — Mak_786
Sometimes, Failure Only Becomes When They Blame Someone Else For Their Misfortune... Optimism Is The Faith That Leads To Achievement, Nothing Can Be Done Without… — Pacifiersucker
In the selfish world only gods can give you true love, how over it's your misfortune that you can not find gods — Mak_786
In this selfish world only godscan give you true love, however it is your misfortune that you gods cannot be found. — Mak_786
The only person who can set me free is me. Until then, I will remain in silence wrapped in these chains of misfortune and solitude… — Nicole Hill
A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed… — Rachel Carson

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