Accidents Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The moment when a man's head drops off is seldom or never, I am inclined to think, precisely the most agreeable of his life.

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Men are not angered by mere misfortune but by misfortune conceived as injury. And the sense of injury depends on the feeling that a…

— C.S. Lewis

One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

— Aristotle

Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo

The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.

— Zhuangzi

Man may have the most excellent judgment in all other matters, and yet go wrong in those which concern himself; because here the will…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“I believe that no man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping. For such is our natural horror of death, that small…

— David Hume

“The greatest tragedy that can befall a man is not death but the inability to do what should be done at the right time”

— Anthony

“In psychology it is very important that the doctor should not strive to heal at all costs. One has to be exceedingly careful not…

— C.G. Jung

“De cómo un hombre puede perder la cabeza sin sufrir daño: «A man may lose his head and not be harmed»”

— Anonymous

Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy; it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more…

— Andre Gide