Misfortune Quotes

498 Misfortune quotes by 347 unique authors

Unfamiliarity lends weight to misfortune, and there was never a man whose grief was not heightened by surprise. — Seneca the Younger
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. Every man deems… — Lydia M. Child
To be mistaken is a misfortune to be pitied; but to know the truth and not to conform one's actions to it is a crime… — Giuseppe Mazzini
Blindness has not been for me a total misfortune; it should not be seen in a pathetic way. It should be seen as a way… — Jorge Luis Borges
Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor… — Lord Acton
Misfortune was my god. — Arthur Rimbaud
... when something is detestable, and yet inevitable, what one must do is not merely to endure it-a hard task whatever one may do-but find… — Henry de Montherlant
In the Bible, fate was often presented as the handmaiden of morality: sin was succeeded by misfortune, righteousness by prosperity, with reward and punishment instrumental… — Israel Shenker
Jew and Gentile are two worlds, between you Gentiles and us Jews there lies an unbridgeable gulf...There are two life forces in the world Jewish… — Maurice Samuel
Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture. — Loretta Young
Knowing what you know, be serene also, like a mountain; and do not be distressed by misfortune. Knowledge without serenity is an unlit candle; together… — Sanai
Opportunity beckons more surely when misfortune comes upon a person than it ever does when that person is riding the crest of a wave of… — Epictetus
Do not go looking for problems to feed your soul. Just let life be your teacher. It will nourish you with its inevitable difficulties. How… — Bernie Siegel
Misfortune wandering the same track lights now upon one and now upon another. — Aeschylus
Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the weak,… — Xunzi
No one likes to feel helpless. We find it psychologically unbearable and inside ourselves we may try to make ourselves part author of our misfortune… — Susie Orbach
I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison.… — John Grisham
Whatever your religious persuasion, if you believe that that the universe is governed by benign forces, at some point you have to explain why there… — Julian Baggini
I'm becoming more squeamish. I didn't use to be - nine years of 'Silent Witness' prepared me for most things one will have the misfortune… — Amanda Burton
Sometimes we are tempted to be that kind of Christian who keeps the Lord’s wounds at arm’s length. Yet Jesus wants us to touch human… — Pope Francis
When some incident has shattered the career you’ve mapped out for yourself, a folly, a crime or a misfortune, you mustn’t think you’re down and… — W. Somerset Maugham
Happiness or misfortune are prescribed by law of Heaven, but their source comes from ourselves. — Nguyen Du
Every war is a national misfortune. — Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
Worry is when you choose from millions of possible thoughts, only the few which deal with a potential misfortune or problem. Once you accept your… — Zelig Pliskin
[It is hard to know what is good luck and what isn't and therefore whether we should be happy or sad about it. Only time… — Zelig Pliskin

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