Antiwar Quote by Luc de Clapiers

Individual misfortunes give rise to the general good; so that the more individual misfortunes exist, the more all is fine.

— Voltaire

“To do good to one is to do bad to another. But you don't need to hear my excuses. They are the same that…

— Fay Weldon

For certain people, misfortune is a beacon that lights up the dark and baser sides of social life.

— Honore de Balzac

Sometimes there are good reasons to do bad things.

— Gena Showalter

Misfortunes make us wise.

— Mary Norton

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

— Aesop

Sometimes people do bad things for the right reason..

— Janethnipay

All human beings search for either reasons to be good, or excuses to be bad.

— Chuck Palahniuk

Some suffer from real misfortunes. Sadly, others only imagine that they do.

— Boyd K. Packer

We often are consoled by our want of reason for misfortunes that reason could not have comforted.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The misfortune we sometimes view as punishment is really just the natural result of our poor judgment; but it is easier for us to…

— Debbie Gilliland

Those who show pity and are always ready to help during times of trouble are seldom the same ones who rejoice in our joy:…

— Friedrich Nietzsche