Napoleon Bonaparte
Military Leader, Emperor
"To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune."
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Misfortunes
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Albert Camus
Philosopher, Writer
"Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher, Writer, Composer
"Our greatest misfortunes come to us from ourselves."
Pliny the Elder
Naturalist, Author
"But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man."
Michel de Montaigne
Philosopher, Writer
"No-one is exempt from speaking nonsense – the only misfortune is to do it solemnly."
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"It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody."
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"Better to learn wisdom from other people's misfortunes than from your own."
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"Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza."
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"He said that those who have endured some misfortune will always be set apart but that it is just that misfortune which is their gift and which is their strength."
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"A man is the sum of his misfortunes."
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"It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin."
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"What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is."
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"Le bonheur engloutit nos forces, comme le malheur e teint nos vertus. Happiness engulfs our strength, just as misfortune extinguishes our virtues."
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"A tendancy to melancholy...let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault."
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"In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?"
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"Misfortunes never come singly."
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"It is my great misfortune that I have to measure your love by the money gifts you give for Daridranarayana."
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"Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune."
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"Some dire misfortune to portend, no enemy can match a friend."
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"It is sad to tell, but after having tried society, which had caused his misfortune, he tried Providence which created society, and condemned it also."
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"We have all been beaten! Each one has to bear his misfortune! Resign yourself!"
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"Cheerfulness can change misfortune into love and friends."
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"We interest others by the misfortune we spread around us."
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"Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune."
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"The misfortunes of mankind are of varied plumage."
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