quotations about misfortune
Calamity is man's true touch-stone.
FRANCIS BEAUMONT & JOHN FLETCHER
The Triumph of Honour
A consciousness of misfortunes arising from a man's own misconduct aggravates their bitterness.
AESOP
"The Eagle and the Arrow", Aesop's Fables
Misfortunes cannot suffice to make a fool into an intelligent man.
CESARE PAVESE
This Business of Living