#misfortune

The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. ↗

— Peter Nivio Zarlenga

#man #measure #measure of a man #misfortune #under

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence. ↗

— Herodotus

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I had the misfortune of getting what skateboarders call hippers. It's when you fall on your hip again and again and again, just the same spot. It turns into like a blue purple bruise and it's just torture because I had to keep on doing the same move, going around in the pool again. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

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Unseen in the background, Fate was quietly slipping lead into the boxing-glove. ↗

— P.G. Wodehouse

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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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Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

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In such misfortunes my Mother was of an heroic spirit, in suffering patiently when there was no remedy, and being industrious where she thought she could help. ↗

— Margaret Cavendish

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For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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We interest others by the misfortune we spread around us. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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