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Calamity, n. ... Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

Ambrose Bierce

To be unable to bear an ill is itself a great ill.

Bion

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.

Arthur Bloch

When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.

Arthur Bloch

In every kind of adversity, the bitterest part of a man's affliction is to remember that he once was happy.

Boethius

Public calamity is a mighty leveller.

Edmund Burke

Adversity, if a man is set down to it by degrees, is more supportable with equanimity by most people than any great prosperity arrived at in a single lifetime.

Samuel Butler

Adversity is the first path to Truth.

Lord Byron

There are three modes of bearing the ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Charles Caleb Colton

He that has never suffered extreme adversity, knows not the full extent of his own depravation.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Political Movements Quote

My interest is not in the capture of power, but in the control of power by the people.

- Jayaprakash Narayan

Understanding Quote

To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy.

- Sun Yat-sen

Sad Quote

Everyone is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.

- Mark Twain

Inspirational Quote

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.

- John Lennon

Happiness Quote

Much happiness is overlooked because it doesn't cost anything.

- Oscar Wilde

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