#misfortune

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. ↗

— Aristotle

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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, "This is a misfortune" but "To bear this worthily is good fortune." ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

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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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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. ↗

— Epicurus

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

— Epicurus

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In misfortune, which friend remains a friend? ↗

— Euripides

#misfortune #remains #which

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza. ↗

— Franz Kafka

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One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well. ↗

— Louis Kronenberger

#getting #killed #misfortunes #much #off

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. ↗

— Voltaire

#greater #harm #i #know #life