#calamity

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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Too-easy credit and millions of bad loans made during the U.S. housing bubble paved the way for the financial calamity and Great Recession that followed. Today, by contrast, credit is too tight. Mortgage loans are particularly hard to get, creating a problem for the housing market and the broader economy. ↗

— Mark Zandi

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A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future. ↗

— Oliver Goldsmith

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A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers. ↗

— Richard Curtis

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Therefore the elect shall go forth... to see the torments of the impious, seeing which they will not be grieved, but will be satiated with joy at the sight of the unutterable calamity of the impious. ↗

— Peter Lombard

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Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. ↗

— Frederick Douglass

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When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Calamity is the test of integrity. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#integrity #test