Misfortunes Quotes

609 Misfortunes quotes by 400 unique authors

If all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stack in order to be equally distributed among the whole species, those who now… — Socrates
We don't seek the painful experiences that hew our identities, but we seek our identities in the wake of painful experiences. We cannot bear a… — Andrew Solomon
Even the word depression itself was the terminological product of an effort to soften the connotation of deep trouble. In the last century, the term… — John Kenneth Galbraith
The rights a man arrogates to himself are related to the duties he imposes on himself, to the tasks to which he feels equal. The… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised.... — Niccolo Machiavelli
And finally remember that nothing harms him who is really a citizen, which does not harm the state; nor yet does anything harm the state… — Marcus Aurelius
Le bonheur engloutit nos forces, comme le malheur e teint nos vertus. Happiness engulfs our strength, just as misfortune extinguishes our virtues. — Honore de Balzac
A man is the sum of his misfortunes. — William Faulkner
Everybody has their days of misfortune. — Louisa May Alcott
Cheerfulness can change misfortune into love and friends. — Louisa May Alcott
Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful pedagogue. — Charles R. Swindoll
Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune. — R. Buckminster Fuller
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. — Edward Gibbon
Any misfortune that happens to another person is funny. If it happens to someone else and not me, it's very funny. — Gilbert Gottfried
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. — Ulysses S. Grant
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. — Charles Dickens
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged… — Benjamin Disraeli
To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse… — Epictetus
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. — Epicurus
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life. — Epicurus
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain. — Euripides
In misfortune, which friend remains a friend? — Euripides
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. — Napoleon Hill
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. — Washington Irving
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes. — Washington Irving

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