Looks Quote by Victor Hugo

People are not soured by misfortune, but by the reception they meet with in it.

— William Hazlitt

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

— Honore de Balzac

People struggled on for years with 'troubles,' but they almost always succumbed to 'complications.

— Edith Wharton

contemplating the misfortunes of others does not lighten one's own trouble but instead adds to it.

— Mignon G. Eberhart

The common excuse for those bringing misfortune on others is that they desire their good.

— Luc de Clapiers

It is a natural propensity to attribute misfortune to someone's malignity.

— Bertrand Russell

People are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles.

— Enoch Powell

Moreover, nothing is so rare as to see misfortune fairly portrayed; the tendency is either to treat the unfortunate person as though catastrophe were…

— Simone Weil

People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right, writes no guarantee against misfortune.

— William McFee

It's easy when you've had difficulty or strife in your life to look at other people who seem like they've had it easier. But…

— Bianca Kajlich

These heavy troubles are heralds of weighty mercies.

— Charles Spurgeon

Misfortunes make us wise.

— Mary Norton