Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer read more

Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery

This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.

This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.

Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery read more

Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.

He that is down need fear no fall.

He that is down need fear no fall.

Grim-visaged, comfortless despair.

Grim-visaged, comfortless despair.

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he read more

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

The miserable have no other medicine but hope.

The miserable have no other medicine but hope.