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Monday, 13 October 2008
Daily Quote:
"The outer passes away; the innermost is the same yesterday, today, and forever." (Carlyle, Thomas - Age and Aging)

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Browse Quotations about Misfortunes

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity.
All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.
An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws.
Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them.
It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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.
Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes.
Misfortune does not always result in harm.
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.
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.
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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