Nothing is as heady as the wine of misfortune..

Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single..

But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man..

In relating our misfortunes, we often feel them lightened..

Every war is a national misfortune..

We must each of us bear our own misfortunes..

Le bonheur engloutit nos forces, comme le malheur e teint nos vertus. Happiness engulfs our strength, just as misfortune extinguishes our virtues..

It is my great misfortune that I have to measure your love by the money gifts you give for Daridranarayana..

The memory of man is as old as misfortune.