Famous quotes containing the word misfortune:
“Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)
“Most bad luck is the misfortune of not being an exception.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)