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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.
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Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
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Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes.
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Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
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Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.
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One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.
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One of the misfortunes of our time is, that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well.
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Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
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Servile doubt argues an impotence of mind, that says we fear because we dare not meet misfortunes.
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The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
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The man with the real sense of humor is the man who can put himself in the spectator's place and laugh at his own misfortunes.
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The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.
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The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
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The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs of his neighbor.
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To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
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Misfortunes leave wounds which bleed drop by drop even in sleep; thus little by little they train man by force and dispose him to wisdom in spite of himself. Man must learn to think of himself as a limited and dependent being; and only suffering teaches
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