When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth

Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity.

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.

Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them.

It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.

There is no greater misfortune, than to not be able to endure misfortune.

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.