A Quote by Boethius

In omni adversitate fortunæ, infelicissimum genus est infortunii fuisse felicem In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of misfortune.

Boethius

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Boethius
Roman - Philosopher
480 - 525

For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy

Boethius

Inhumanity is harmful in every age. - Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est

Marcus Tullius Cicero

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.

Boethius

God is not related to creatures as though belonging to a different "genus," but as transcending every "genus," and as the principle of all "genera.

Thomas Aquinas

Being happy or unhappy - is that really the most important thing? Knowing the truth would be a different kind of happiness - a more satisfying kind, I think, even if it turned out to be a sad kind.

Ira Levin

Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune.

Laozi

In every kind of adversity, the bitterest part of a man's affliction is to remember that he once was happy.

Boethius

Misery and misfortune is all one; and of misfortune fortune hath only the gift.

Philip Sidney

Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.

Seneca the Younger

Be happy. Decide to be happy. If you want to be happy, be happy! No one cares if you're happy or not, so why wait for permission? And did it really matter if you had been deeply unhappy in your past? Who but you remembered that?

Amity Gaige

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Ben Bova

Misfortune and Fortune are eerily similar, but Fortune is a better dresser and more fun at parties.

Janette Rallison

I’ve been happy alone and I’ve been unhappy without you. I never wanted to depend on anyone, or to let myself care so much I could be made unhappy. But I depend on you and I love you.

Nora Roberts

Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful pedagogue.

Charles R. Swindoll

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