Indeed history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes follies and misfortunes of mankind.

Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator most probably from a life to misery and misfortune and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss.

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.

Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.

All the ills of mankind all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books all the political blunders all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.

Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive nor yet the greatest of all but great cleverness and much learning if they be accompanied by a bad training are a much greater misfortune.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.