The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Should I be grateful or should I curse the fact that despite all misfortune I can still feel love, an unearthly love but still for earthly objects.
Misfortune finds the weak spot
And remember: you must never, under any circumstances, despair. To hope and to act, these are our duties in misfortune
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.