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The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
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A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
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An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws.
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People of genius whenever they are faced with misfortune find resources within themselves.
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It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled.
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Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. Every man deems that he has precisely the trials and temptations which are the hardest of all others for him to bear; but they are so, simply because they are the very ones he most needs.
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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.
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Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.
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Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.
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My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.
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Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
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Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them.
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Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
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now and then there is a person born who is so unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.
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There is no greater misfortune, than to not be able to endure misfortune.
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People will ignore their misfortunes and their interests when they are in competition with their pleasures.
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There is something in the misfortune of our best friends which does not displease us.
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Misfortune does not always result in harm.
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When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth
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All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.
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To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on.
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Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity.
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Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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There is always something infinitely mean about other people's tragedies.
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