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It is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock, in order to be equally distributed among the whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappy would prefer the share they are already possessed of, before that which would fall to them by such a division
The consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of misfortunes
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better able to bear your own
Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is any recourse to the mention of it
Men cling to life even at the cost of enduring great misfortune
Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune
In family life people almost always adjust themselves to misfortune. They make a bed of it and hope makes them accept that bed, however hard it is
For certain people, misfortune is a beacon that lights up the dark and baser sides of social life
All men can bear a familiar, definite misfortune better than the cruel alternations of a fate which, from one moment to another, brings excessive joy or sorrow
This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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