Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon. Woody Allen American Director More Woody Allen Quotes 8
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 3
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. Charles Darwin English Scientist More Charles Darwin Quotes 1
Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief. C. S. Lewis British Author More C. S. Lewis Quotes 1
The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty. Simón Bolívar More Simón Bolívar Quotes 1
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. Dante Alighieri Italian Poet More Dante Alighieri Quotes 1
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. Albert Camus French Philosopher More Albert Camus Quotes 1
To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything. Albert Camus French Philosopher More Albert Camus Quotes 0
The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery. Thomas Jefferson American President More Thomas Jefferson Quotes 0
Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to. Arthur Adamov Russian Playwright More Arthur Adamov Quotes 0
Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it. Russell Baker American Journalist More Russell Baker Quotes 0
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy. Mikhail Bakunin Russian Revolutionary More Mikhail Bakunin Quotes 0
For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God. John Calvin French Theologian More John Calvin Quotes 0
By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown. Samuel Daniel English Poet More Samuel Daniel Quotes 0
Misery is when grown-ups don't realize how miserable kids can feel. Suzanne Heller More Suzanne Heller Quotes 0
Misery is when you make your bed and then your mother tells you it's the day she's changing the sheets. Suzanne Heller More Suzanne Heller Quotes 0
They're not seeing the misery in their own families every day. We hide the poor in segregated neighborhoods, so it's easy to lose sight when you're zipping on the expressway every day to your job, then zipping back to the suburbs at night. You're seeing them at reunion time or when somebody calls up for some help. But now it's been made graphic to them. A lot of black people saw black poor people on television like everybody else. Thaddeus Mathis More Thaddeus Mathis Quotes 0
Ambition is a gilded misery, a secret poison, a hidden plague, the engineer of deceit, the mother of hypocrisy, the parent of envy, the original of vices, the moth of holiness, the blinder of hearts, turning medicines into maladies, and remedies into diseases. Thomas Brooks More Thomas Brooks Quotes 0
Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional. We cannot avoid pain, but we can avoid joy. Tim Hansel More Tim Hansel Quotes 0
God took her out of the misery. David Campbell exposed it for what it was. Tom Owens More Tom Owens Quotes 0
This symbol of misery and killing has been a cloud over our heads for the past four years. Now, we have a chance to repair relations with the college. It's good to bring this problem to a close. Tuan Vu More Tuan Vu Quotes 0
Puppy mills create misery for dogs and pain for the unwitting purchasers of the animals, and they indirectly deny suitable homes for animals in need. There are millions of healthy, adoptable animals available from shelters and breed rescue organizations. Wayne Pacelle More Wayne Pacelle Quotes 0
Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement; a sanded floor and whitewashed walls and the green trees, and flowery meads, and living waters outside. William Morris British Designer More William Morris Quotes 0
In the time of your life, live - so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite variety and mystery of it. William Saroyan American Writer More William Saroyan Quotes 0