Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come. James Russell Lowell
All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone. Jean de la Bruyere
The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress. Somerset Maugham
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. Aristotle.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. Plutarch
I never knew any many in my life, who could not bear another’s misfortunes perfectly like a Christian. Alexander Pope
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. Washington Irving
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens
Wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. Lucius Accius