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“There exist some evils so terrible and some misfortunes so horrible that we dare not think of them, whilst their very aspect makes us shudder; but if they happen to fall on us, we find ourselves stronger than we imagined, we grapple with our ill luck, and behave better than we expected we should.”

Ifs Thinking Should Happens Fall Evil Fear Terrible Aspect Stronger Luck Ill Dare Expected Resilience Horrible Behave Misfortunes

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“If all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stack 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.”

Ifs Thinking Whole Order Fall Share Mankind Species Casts Unhappy Division Misfortunes Possessed

Author:Socrates

“Convinced that character is all and circumstances nothing, [the Puritan] sees in the poverty of those who fall by the way, not a misfortune to be pitied and relieved, but a moral failing to be condemned, and in riches, not an object of suspicion ... but the blessing which rewards the triumph of energy and will.”

Way Character Fall Energy Moral Poverty Failing Objects Circumstances Blessing Rewards Riches Convinced Triumph Misfortunes Suspicion Relieved Puritan

Book:Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism

Source: Religion And The Rise Of Capitalism

“The death of a man's wife is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its cares and vicissitudes falls upon the old widower's heart, and there is nothing to break their force, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand were withered; as if one wing of his angel was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground.”

“Misfortune sprinkles ashes on the head of the man, but falls like dew on the heart of the woman, and brings forth [gems] of strength of which she herself had no conscious possession.”

Men Heart Fall He Man Conscious Possession Misfortunes Ashes Dew Gems Sprinkles

Author:Anna Cora Mowatt

“A man once jumped from the top floor of a burning house in which many members of his family had already perished. He managed to save his life; but as he was falling he hit a person standing down below and broke that person's legs and arms. The jumping man had no choice; yet to the man with the broken limbs he was the cause of his misfortune. If both behaved rationally, they would not become enemies.”

Ifs Men Persons Choices Fall House Causes Enemy He Man Broken Arms Members Standing Legs Burning Broke Misfortunes Jumping Limbs Burning House Standing Down

Author:Isaac Deutscher

“To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions , and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot be ascribed by anyone to want of good luck, or attributed to fate; these words are devoid of sense, and all fault will rightly fall on your own head.”

Want May Fall Passion Fate Luck Faults Misfortunes Good Luck Curb Blameless

Author:Giacomo Casanova

“Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.”

Giving Fall Force Share Weight Misfortunes Woe Stand Alone

Book:The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom

“For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes.”

Men Fall Virtue Crime Credit Misfortunes

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld