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A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help
smiling at, but they are the read more
There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help
smiling at, but they are the smiles that make wrinkles and not
dimples.
Horatio looked handsomely miserable, like Hamlet slipping on a
piece of orange-peel.
Horatio looked handsomely miserable, like Hamlet slipping on a
piece of orange-peel.
I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some read more
I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end.
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.
Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
[Lat., Ignis aurum probat, misera fortes viros.]
Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
[Lat., Ignis aurum probat, misera fortes viros.]
He that is down need fear no fall.
He that is down need fear no fall.
That to live by one man's will became the cause of all men's
misery.
That to live by one man's will became the cause of all men's
misery.
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.