Famous quotes containing the word misfortune:
“It’s the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has to be better than he is.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)
“Though someone is just sitting at home, misfortune can descend on him from Heaven above.”
—Chinese proverb.