Misfortunes Quotes

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon

History Crimes Indeed Follies More Misfortunes Than Little Register Mankind

The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition. Eliza Haywood

Happy Unhappy Thought Possibly Relief Some More Misfortunes Contemplating Indulging His Condition Hit Infinitely May Stratagem Lucky

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain. Euripides

Ignorance Misfortunes Clear Gain

Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. Francis Bacon

Bitter More Misfortunes Make Labours Children

My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through, everything has proved to me that in this world, either physical or moral, good comes out of evil just as well as evil comes out of good. Giacomo Casanova

Success Good Me World Dark Evil Gone Everything Out Moral Physical Through Misfortunes Days Well Proved Just Either Bright

Our dad taught us not to be a loafer and a slough-off, that you don't blame somebody else for your misfortunes. Glen Campbell

You Blame Somebody Else Our Misfortunes Taught Us Your Dad

Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes. Marquis de Sade

Character Man Natural Imitate Earned Others Imitating Possible Only Misfortunes He Person Closely Vices Sensitive Loves Resemble Whom

Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race. Pierre Bayle

History Nothing Crimes Properly Misfortunes Human Race Speaking Human Race

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others. Publilius Syrus

Good Others Good Thing Misfortunes Learn Caution Thing

I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream. Thomas Francis Meagher

While I take no pleasure in others' misfortunes, we've historically made most of our profits from other investors behaving in a panicked and irrational fashion and selling us certain stocks at prices far below their intrinsic value. More volatility equals cheaper stocks, which equals higher returns. Whitney Tilson

Fashion Value Made Other Others Panicked Our Pleasure Intrinsic More Higher Volatility Prices Take Misfortunes Cheaper Investors Most Returns Equals Historically Selling Stocks Behaving Irrational Which While Far Us Certain Profits Below

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