Misfortunes Quotes

609 Misfortunes quotes by 400 unique authors

Men cling to life even at the cost of enduring great misfortune. — Aristotle
Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many misfortunes, that death is not the greatest of them. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others. — Oscar Wilde
For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success. — Charles Caleb Colton
He took his misfortune like a man - he blamed it on his wife. — Bob Phillips
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer. — Baron de Montesquieu
The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes. — Madame de Stael
A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is a misfortune for a science to be born too late when the means of observation have become too perfect. That is what is… — Henri Poincare
People are not soured by misfortune, but by the reception they meet with in it. — William Hazlitt
The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid. — Marcus Aurelius
There is no heart without remorse, no life without some misfortune, no one but what is something stained with sin. — James Ellis
If we put the emphasis upon the right things, if we live the life that is worth while and then fail, we will survive all… — Orison Swett Marden
The purpose of life is not to fight against evil and misfortune; it is to unveil magnificence. — Alan Cohen
One has to handle these negative experiences alone.You can't get help from your friends or family.You're finally alone with it, and you have to come… — Shirley Temple
Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
How would you feel if you had no fear? Feel like that. How would you behave toward other people if you realized their powerlessness to… — Vernon Howard
Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time properly to attend to [money… — William Cobbett
Pain may be said to follow pleasure as its shadow; but the misfortune is that in this particular case, the substance belongs to the shadow,… — Charles Caleb Colton
Happy nations have no history. History is the study of mankind's misfortune. — Raymond Queneau
It is a misfortune, inseparable from human affairs, that public measures are rarely investigated with that spirit of moderation which is essential to a just… — James Madison
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than… — Eric Hoffer
A mother experiences more than one death, even though she herself will only die once. She fears for her husband; she fears for her children;… — Saint John Chrysostom
People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right, writes no guarantee against misfortune. — William McFee
I think writers are a lot like lawyers. We feed off the misfortunes of people, even ourselves. — Gail Anderson-Dargatz

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