#misfortunes

Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come. ↗

— Amy Lowell

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Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

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History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes. ↗

— Voltaire

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Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ↗

— Charles Dickens

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Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race. ↗

— Pierre Bayle

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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came. ↗

— Christopher Morley

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It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others. ↗

— Publilius Syrus

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It was her brother,' said Mr. Thornton to himself. 'I am glad.I may never see her again; but it is comfort-a relief-to know that much. I knew she could not be unmaidenly; and yet I yearned for conviction. Now I am glad!' It was a little golden thread running through the dark web of his present fortunes; which were growing ever gloomier and more gloomy. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. ↗

— Walter Anderson

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