A Quote by Bias of Priene
The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.
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What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is.
Moreover, nothing is so rare as to see misfortune fairly portrayed; the tendency is either to treat the unfortunate person as though catastrophe were his natural vocation, or to ignore the effects of misfortune on the soul, to assume, that is, that the soul can suffer and remain unmarked by it, can fail, in fact, to be recast in misfortune's image.
It seems the misfortune of one can plow a deeper furrow in the heart than the misfortune of millions.
To be brave in misfortune is to be worthy of manhood; to be wise in misfortune is to conquer fate.
Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
Misery and misfortune is all one; and of misfortune fortune hath only the gift.
A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune
It is our misfortune, as a historical generation, to live through the largest expansion in expressive capability in human history, a misfortune because abundance breaks more things than scarcity.
As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.
He said that those who have endured some misfortune will always be set apart but that it is just that misfortune which is their gift and which is their strength.
There is no misfortune, but to bear it nobly is good fortune.
I actually think that I have been fortunate to have had misfortune, because the response, in responding to the misfortune, you develop in your own life, you develop sort of the tools you need to continue on, or to do better.
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
There is merely bad luck in not being loved; there is misfortune in not loving. All of us, today, are dying of this misfortune. For violence and hatred dry up the heart itself; the long fight for justice exhausts the love that nevertheless gave birth to it.
We have all been beaten! Each one has to bear his misfortune! Resign yourself!
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
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