#fortunes

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. ↗

— Lucius Accius

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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. ↗

— Aristotle

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Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided. ↗

— Alphonse Karr

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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. ↗

— Voltaire

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Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner. ↗

— Walt Disney

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Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before! ↗

— John Dryden

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Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain. ↗

— Euripides

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There is a growing feeling that perhaps Texas is really another country, a place where the skies, the disasters, the diamonds, the politicians, the women, the fortunes, the football players and the murders are all bigger than anywhere else. ↗

— Pete Hamill

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