Misfortunes Quotes

609 Misfortunes quotes by 400 unique authors

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be… — Lord Chesterfield
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. — Lydia M. Child
We all feel the urge to condemn ourselves out of guilt, to blame others for our misfortunes and to fantasize about total disaster. — Deepak Chopra
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We interest others by the misfortune we spread around us. — Emile M. Cioran
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes… — Walter Anderson
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes. — Aesop
With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man. — Pliny the Elder
Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone... You can find a… — Christopher Reeve
Look at misfortune the same way you look at success - Don't Panic! Do you best and forget the consequences. — Walter Alston
Misfortunes make us wise. — Mary Norton
Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck. — Og Mandino
He who olny does not appreciate floral beauty is to be pitied like any other man who is born inperfect. It is a misfortune not… — Henry Ward Beecher
The Society is based on that great bottom law of human right, that nothing but crime can forfeit liberty. That no condition of birth, no… — Theodore Dwight Weld
There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant… — Sun Tzu
There is nothing more difficult than tactical maneuvering. The difficult consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain. Thus, to take… — Sun Tzu
Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to… — Sun Tzu
We must, therefore, be confident that the general measures we have adopted will produce the results we expect. most important in this connection is the… — Carl von Clausewitz
. . . The books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that make us suffer like the death of… — Franz Kafka

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