Quotes Tagged "misfortune"

That’s how stories happen — with a turning point, an unexpected twist. There’s only one kind of happiness, but misfortune comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

Unseen in the background, Fate was quietly slipping lead into the boxing-glove.

Death always knew how to connect vice with misfortune.

Heavy misfortunes have befallen us, but let us only cling closer to what remains, and transfer our love for those whom we have lost to those who yet live. Our circle will be small, but bound close by the ties of affection and mutual misfortune. And when time shall have softened your despair, new and dear objects of care will be born to replace those of whom we have been so cruelly deprived.

No one is adequate to comprehending the misery of my lot! Fate obliges me to be constantly in movement: I am not permitted to pass more than a fortnight in the same place. I have no Friend in the world, and from the restlessness of my destiny I never can acquire one. Fain would I lay down my miserable life, for I envy those who enjoy the quiet of the Grave: But Death eludes me, and flies from my embrace. In vain do I throw myself in the way of danger. I plunge into the Ocean; The Waves throw me back with abhorrence upon the shore: I rush into fire; The flames recoil at my approach: I oppose myself to the fury of Banditti; Their swords become blunted, and break against my breast: The hungry Tiger shudders at my approach, and the Alligator flies from a Monster more horrible than itself. God has set his seal upon me, and all his Creatures respect this fatal mark!

[W]hen someone finds himself quite unjustly attacked and hated on all sides, there is no need for such a person to feel dismayed by misfortune. See how Fortune, who has harmed many a one, is so inconstant, for God, Who opposes all wrong deeds, raises up those in whom hope dwells.

Misfortune may pave the path to fortune, with Faith.

Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse, a punishment by his deity for some transgression, as though his god were a petty storekeeper, counting up the day's receipts.

A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune

When I was young I lived a constant storm, Though now and then the brilliant suns shot through, So in my garden few red fruits were born, The rain and thunder had so much to do. - The Enemy

Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate.

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.

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.

The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.

A man endures misfortune without complaint.

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.

It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.

I had the misfortune of being born in a horrendous situation.