Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Charles DickensMots clés blessings reflection gratefulness misfortunes
Perhaps if we saw what was ahead of us, and glimpsed the follies, and misfortunes that would befall us later on, we would all stay in our mother's wombs, and then there would be nobody in the world but a great number of very fat, very irritated women.
Lemony SnicketMots clés women misfortunes follies
My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."
[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]
Mots clés life strength carpe-diem spirit appreciation gratitude expectations misfortunes unbreakable-spirit
We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!
Charles DickensMots clés perseverance misfortunes
And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMots clés laughter misfortunes
[I]f the name of wife appears more sacred and more valid, sweeter to me is ever the word friend, or, if thou be not ashamed, concubine ... And thou thyself wert not wholly unmindful of that ... [as in the narrative of thy misfortunes] thou hast not disdained to set forth sundry reasons by which I tried to dissuade thee from our marriage, from an ill-starred bed; but wert silent as to many, in which I preferred love to wedlock, freedom to a bond. I call God to witness, if Augustus, ruling over the whole world, were to deem me worthy of the honour of marriage, and to confirm the whole world to me, to be ruled by me forever, dearer to me and of greater dignity would it seem to be called thy concubine than his empress.
Héloïse d'ArgenteuilMots clés love women freedom integrity virtue marriage shame sin self-determination devotion honor wife vice matrimony misfortunes dignity worthiness social-norms married-life concubine bonds wedlock
Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMots clés misfortunes
He saw nothing but misfortune--human error and misfortune. It brought him the most peace to simply believe that people were imperfect, and life was imperfect, and sometimes bad things happened.
Kaya McLarenMots clés misfortunes bad-things
When problems beat upon you like a raging storm, search for the eye. You might not be able to avoid misfortunes, but you can find the calmest spot within them.
Richelle E. GoodrichMots clés problems coping misfortunes enduring storms richelle difficulties richelle-goodrich
She counted her blessings, rather than her misfortunes.
Callie HunterMots clés blessings misfortunes entwined
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