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A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help
smiling at, but they are the read more
There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help
smiling at, but they are the smiles that make wrinkles and not
dimples.
Grim-visaged, comfortless despair.
Grim-visaged, comfortless despair.
Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery.
Maybe men are separated from each other only by the degree of their misery.
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Misery travels free through the whole world!
[Ger., Frei geht das Ungluck durch die ganze Erde!]
Misery travels free through the whole world!
[Ger., Frei geht das Ungluck durch die ganze Erde!]
This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.
This, this is misery! the last, the worst,
That man can feel.
He that is down need fear no fall.
He that is down need fear no fall.
The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of read more
The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.