Misfortune

"Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate, And weltring in his blood; Deserted at his utmost need, By those his former bounty fed; On the bare earth exposd he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes."

"He went like one that hath been stunnd, And is of sense forlorn: A sadder and a wiser man, He rose the morrow morn."

"There is something very amusing in the misfortunes of others."

"Misfortunes cannot suffice to make a fool into an intelligent man."

"O, give me thy hand, One writ with me in sour misfortunes book."

"Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care; Fashioned so slenderly, Young and so fair!"

"Conscientia rectæ voluntatis maxima consolatio est rerum incommodarum."

"And worse I may be yet: the worst is not So long as we can say "This is the worst."

"Such a house broke! So noble a master fallen! All gone! and not One friend to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."

"When bad fortune occurs, the unresourceful, unimaginative man looks about him to attach the blame to someone else; the resolute accepts misfortune and endeavors to survive, mature, and improve because of it."

"One more unfortunate Weary of breath, Rashly importunate, Gone to her death."

"None think the great unhappy, but the great."