Quotes on Misfortunes

There are some arts which to those that possess them are painful, but to those that use them are helpful, a common good to laymen, but to those that practise them grievous. Of such arts there is one which the Greeks call medicine. For the medical man sees terrible sights, touches unpleasant things, and the misfortunes of others bring a harvest of sorrows that are peculiarly his; but the sick by means of the art rid themselves of the worst of evils, disease, suffering, pain and death.

After rain comes sunshine; After darkness comes the glorious dawn. There is no sorrow without its alloy of joy; there is no joy without its admixture of sorrow. Behind the ugly terrible mask of misfortune lies the beautiful soothing countenance of prosperity. So, tear the mask!

I am not happy that I am sick. I am not happy that I have AIDS. But if that is helping others, I can at least know that my own misfortune has had some positive worth.

Germany had the misfortune of becoming poisoned, first because of plenty, and then because of want.

It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to be solved is, not what form of Government is perfect, but which of the forms is least imperfect.

The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.

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

The ability to take misfortune and make something good come of it is a rare gift. Those who possess it are ..said to have resilience or courage.

This great misfortune, to be incapable of solitude.

We interest others by the misfortune we spread around us.

People are not soured by misfortune, but by the reception they meet with in it.

Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.

For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.

Nothing more unqualified the man to act with prudence than a misfortune that is attended with shame and guilt.

Always you have been told that work is a curse and labor a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work you fulfill a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born.

Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face.

Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.

There is nothing magnanimous in bearing misfortunes with fortitude, when the whole world is looking on.... He who, without friends to encourage or even without hope to alleviate his misfortunes, can behave with tranquility and indifference, is truly great.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.

People weighed down with troubles do not look back; they know only too well that misfortune stalks them.