Circumstances Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

— Epicurus

“No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how imperfect and jagged our life has been,…

— Randolph Bourne

“Hearts who struggled worst never gives up on possibilities when finding solutions reaching out for others' loss & despair.”

— Angelica Hopes

The effect of great and inevitable misfortune is to elevate those souls which it does not deprive of all virtue.

— Francois Guizot

No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how many imperfect and jagged - in some…

— Randolph Bourne

“The tension of the soul in unhappiness, which cultivates its strength; its horror at the sight of the great destruction; its inventiveness and bravery…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The terrible pain of loss teaches humility to our prideful kind, has the power to soften uncaring hearts, to make a better person of…

— Dean Koontz

Fortitude is the disposition of soul which enables us to despise all inconveniences and the loss of things not in our power.

— Saint Augustine

Misfortunes, in fine, cannot be avoided; but they may be sweetened, if not overcome, and our lives made happy by philosophy.

— Seneca the Younger

“Suffering for a being deepens the heart within the heart.”

— Clarice Lispector

“Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. The shovel of trouble digs the reservoir of encouragement deeper and makes more room for…

— Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“Misfortune is a stepping stone for genius, the baptismal font of Christians, treasure for the skillful man, an abyss for the feeble.”

— Honore de Balzac