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Misfortunes Quotes by Franz Kafka
- . . . The books we need are the kind that act upon us like a misfortune, that make us suffer like the death of…
- Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.
- The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left it open, as is the custom in homes where a great misfortune has occurred.
- But Gregor understood easily that it was not only consideration for him which prevented their moving, for he could easily have been transported in a…
- Should I be grateful or should I curse the fact that despite all misfortune I can still feel love, an unearthly love but still for…
More Misfortunes Quotes
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
- Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. — Lucius Accius
- Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but… — Marcus Aurelius
- A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. — Jane Austen
- It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin. — Teresa of Avila
- Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. — Francis Bacon
- Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of… — Russell Baker
- We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are. — Honore de Balzac
- A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. — Joseph Addison
- The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears. — A. C. Benson
- Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others. — Ambrose Bierce