“Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, may be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.”
Dorothy Parker
“It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled.”
Buddha
“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some”
Charles Dickens
“One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune”
Swedish Proverb
“Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.”
Aristotle
“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.”
William James
“Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.”
Napoleon Hill
