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    Sweet recreation barred, what doth ensue
    But moody and dull melancholy,
    Kinsman to a grim and comfortless despair,
    And at her heels a huge infectious troop
    Of pale distemperatures and foes to life?

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Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.

Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.

by Addison Mizner Found in: Misery Quotes,
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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.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Misery Quotes,
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We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of
continued happiness?
[Fr., Il read more

We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of
continued happiness?
[Fr., Il ne se faut jamais moquer des miserables,
Car qui peut s'assurer d'etre toujours heureux?]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Misery Quotes,
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Misery travels free through the whole world!
[Ger., Frei geht das Ungluck durch die ganze Erde!]

Misery travels free through the whole world!
[Ger., Frei geht das Ungluck durch die ganze Erde!]

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People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage read more

People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person's habitual misery.

by Graham Greene Found in: Misery Quotes,
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There is no greater grief than to remember days of joy when misery is at hand.

There is no greater grief than to remember days of joy when misery is at hand.

by Dante Found in: Misery Quotes,
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Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

by Spike Milligan Found in: Misery Quotes,
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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.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Misery Quotes,
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I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains

I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains

by Anne Frank Found in: Misery Quotes,
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