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Miserable Quotes - Page 8

But O yet more miserable! Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave.

John Milton (1801). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Principal Notes of Various Commentators. To which are Added Illustrations, with Some Account of the Life of Milton”, p.369

Shame on the man who goes to his grave escorted by the miserable hopes that have kept him alive.

"Simone de Beauvoir and Emil Cioran: Blackstar 10/1/16". Interview with Simone de Beauvoir, www.3ammagazine.com. January 16, 2016.

So long as you don't feel life's paltry and a miserable business, the rest doesn't matter, happiness or unhappiness.

D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.743, Delphi Classics

Those who have given themselves the most concern about the happiness of peoples have made their neighbors very miserable.

Anatole France (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Anatole France (Illustrated)”, p.94, Delphi Classics

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

Ambrose Bierce (2009). “The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.95, ReadHowYouWant.com

We are for religion against the religions.

Victor Hugo (1994). “Les Miserables Volume One”, p.352, Wordsworth Editions

On this point, the priest and the philosopher agree: We must die.

Victor Hugo (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)”, p.2609, Delphi Classics

Great blunders are often made, like large ropes, of a multitude of fibres.

Victor Hugo (1994). “Les Miserables Volume One”, p.323, Wordsworth Editions

I've rarely met a miserable, self-pitying blind person.

"Lessons On Blindness, 'For The Benefit Of Those Who See'". "All Things Considered" with Arun Rath, www-s4.npr.org. January 12, 2014.