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The comfort derived from the misery of others is slight.
[Lat., Levis est consolatio ex miseria aliorum.]

The comfort derived from the misery of others is slight.
[Lat., Levis est consolatio ex miseria aliorum.]

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Meagre were his looks,
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones;
And in his needy shop read more

Meagre were his looks,
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones;
And in his needy shop a tortoise hung,
An alligator stuffed, and other skins
Of ill-shaped fishes; and about his shelves
A beggarly account of boxes,
Green earthen pots, bladders, and musty seeds,
Remnants of packthread, and old cakes of roses
Were thinly scattered, to make up a show.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Misery Quotes,
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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.

by Carlos Castaneda Found in: Misery Quotes,
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Hope is the physician of each misery.

Hope is the physician of each misery.

by Irish Proverb Found in: Misery Quotes,
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Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.

Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.

by Addison Mizner Found in: Misery Quotes,
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Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

by Joseph Joubert Found in: Misery Quotes,
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But O yet more miserable!
Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave.

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

by John Milton Found in: Misery Quotes,
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The miserable have no other medicine but hope.

The miserable have no other medicine but hope.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Misery Quotes,
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And bear about the mockery of woe
To midnight dances and the public show.

And bear about the mockery of woe
To midnight dances and the public show.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Misery Quotes,
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