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    Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.

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I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains

I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains

by Anne Frank Found in: Misery Quotes,
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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.

by Joseph Addison 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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Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.

Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.

by Jacopo Sannazaro Found in: Misery Quotes,
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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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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!]

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Horatio looked handsomely miserable, like Hamlet slipping on a
piece of orange-peel.

Horatio looked handsomely miserable, like Hamlet slipping on a
piece of orange-peel.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Misery Quotes,
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There is no greater grief than to remember days of joy when misery is at hand.

There is no greater grief than to remember days of joy when misery is at hand.

by Dante Found in: Misery Quotes,
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Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all read more

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Misery Quotes,
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