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Misfortunes Of Others Quotes

I wasn't raised to celebrate the misfortune of others.

I wasn't raised to celebrate the misfortune of others.

Nikki Gil
Celebrate, Misfortunes Of Others, Raised

Those who are happy and successful themselves are too apt to make light of the misfortunes of others.

Elizabeth Gaskell
Successful, Light, Misfortunes Of Others
Elizabeth Gaskell (2010). “The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)”, p.1710, BookCaps Study Guides

Good luck in most cases comes through the misfortune of others.

Jackie Stewart
Good Luck, Misfortunes Of Others, Cases
"Reflections on Success". Book by Martyn Lewis, 1997.

Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others.

Oscar Wilde
Philosophy, Bears, Misfortunes Of Others
Oscar Wilde (1997). “Nothing...Except My Genius”, p.46, Penguin UK

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

Publilius Syrus
Aviation, Good Things, Misfortunes Of Others
"Treasury of Wisdom, Wit and Humor, Odd Comparisons and Proverbs". Book by Adam Woolbever, 1881.

It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.

Marquis de Sade
Kinky, Literature, Misfortunes Of Others

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Philosophical, Tears, Misfortunes Of Others
Marcus Tullius Cicero (1942). “Cicero: De oratore ...”

As a rule, I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others. The exception to that rule is if it's really, really funny.

Scott Adams
Laughing, Misfortunes Of Others, Exception
Scott Adams (2007). “Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, Romance, Monkey G ods, How to Avoid Being Mistaken for a Rodent, and More”, p.186, Penguin

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Strength, Enough, Misfortunes Of Others

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

Publilius Syrus
Injury, Misfortunes Of Others, Misfortunes

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better able to bear your own.

Ovid
Able, Bears, Misfortunes Of Others

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