Misfortunes Quotes

609 Misfortunes quotes by 400 unique authors

There is only one real misfortune: to forfeit one's own good opinion of oneself. Lose your complacency, once betray your own self-contempt and the world… — Thomas Mann
she thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which… — Jane Austen
Can human nature ever be wholly and radically transformed? Can the man whom God made good be made wicked by man? Can the soul be… — Victor Hugo
My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company… — Ludwig van Beethoven
A writer - and, I believe, generally all persons - must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have… — Jorge Luis Borges
Milton Friedman’s misfortune is that his economic policies have been tried. — John Kenneth Galbraith
If you participate in life, you don’t see it clearly: you suffer from it too much or enjoy it too much. The artist, to my… — Gustave Flaubert
She was heartily ashamed of her ignorance - a misplaced shame. Where people wish to attach, they should always be ignorant. To come with a… — Jane Austen
We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live… — Charles Dickens
Truly I was born to be an example of misfortune, and a target at which the arrows of adversary are aimed. — Miguel de Cervantes
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. — Franz Kafka
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… — Franz Kafka
A person who sets his or her mind on the dark side of life, who lives over and over the misfortunes and disappointments of the… — Rhonda Byrne
The misfortune of a young man who returns to his native land after years away is that he finds his native land foreign; whereas the… — Brian Aldiss
Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst. — Bernard Beckett
It is a natural propensity to attribute misfortune to someone's malignity. — Bertrand Russell
A writer, or any man, must believe that whatever happens to him is an instrument; everything has been given for an end. This is even… — Jorge Luis Borges
Truly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemy’s misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred. — Alexandre Dumas
Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every… — Joko Beck
Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all… — Dorothy Thompson
Brother, I’m not depressed and haven’t lost spirit. Life everywhere is life, life is in ourselves and not in the external. There will be people… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
In the beginning was belief, foolish belief, and faith, empty faith, and illusion, the terrible illusion. ... We believed in God, had faith in man,… — Elie Wiesel
Losing faith is a complicated business and takes time. There are no epiphanies, no "moments of truth." It takes much thought and concentration in the… — Thomas Pynchon
The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A… — Napoleon Hill
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us — Voltaire

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