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Lao-TzuStop thinking, and end your problems.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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H.L. MenckenThe trouble with Communism is the Communists, just as the trouble with Christianity is the Christians.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Benjamin FranklinTrouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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Anton ChekhovThe unhappy are egotistical, base, unjust, cruel, and even less capable of understanding one another than are idiots. Unhappiness does not unite people, but separates them...

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Laurence J PeterFortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.

—  Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator

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Samuel BeckettWhen you're in the shit up to your neck, there's nothing left to do but sing.

—  Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, Irish writer, Nobel 1969

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Calvin CoolidgeIf you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you and you have to battle with only one of them.

—  Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929]

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AnonymousTemper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there.

—  Anonymous

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OvidSo long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone.

—  Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet

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Frank TygerOpportunity's favorite disguise is trouble.

—  Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist

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David Lloyd GeorgeFour specters haunt the poor: old age, accident, sickness and unemployment

—  David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922]

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Jean Jacques RousseauAll my misfortunes come of having thought too well of my fellows.

—  Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher

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Bernard BaruchThe art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

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Marcel ProustNine tenths of the ills from which intelligent people suffer spring from their intellect.

—  Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer

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Dr. Thomas FullerThat which was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Doug LarsonWisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

—  Doug Larson, 1926-2017, American columnist

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Fyodor DostoyevskyMan only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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David Lloyd GeorgeWith me, a change of trouble is as good as a vacation.

—  David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922]

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Margaret AtwoodWe thought we had such problems. How were we to know we were happy?

—  Margaret Atwood, 1939 -, Canadian writer

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William ShakespeareNow is the winter of our discontent.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ King Richard III

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Duc de LevisMost of the trouble happens so quickly because we’re halfway there.

—  Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims

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Nelson AlgrenNever sleep with someone whose troubles are worse than your own.

—  Nelson Algren, 1909-1981, American writer

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William ShakespeareTrue is it that we have seen better days.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ As You Like It

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Elbert HubbardGod will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryIt is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Cesare PaveseOne stops being a child when one realizes that telling one’s trouble does not make it any better.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Charles BukowskiIt wasn’t my day. My week. My month. My year. My life. God damn it.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Thomas CarlyleOf all your troubles, great and small, the greatest are the ones that don't happen at all.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

ChanakyaA wise man should not reveal his loss of wealth, the vexation of his mind, the misconduct of his own wife, base words spoken by others, and disgrace that has befallen him.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

Marcel AchardHappiness is the sum of all the misfortunes we don't have.

—  Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright

Henry de MontherlantMisfortune can only be consoled with the misfortune of others.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Henry de MontherlantEverything is a matter of point of view, and misfortune is often only a sign of a false interpretation of life.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Erica JongFriends love misery... our misery is what endears us to our friends.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Ashleigh BrilliantTime will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of Time's methods.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Quotes in Verse

Kostas VarnalisAnd if your pit is too deep,
it is your duty to use your hands to get up.

—  Kostas Varnalis, 1883-1974, Greek poet

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Funny Quotes

Ashleigh BrilliantWhat happened to you could have been worse – it could have happened to me.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Ashleigh BrilliantI try to take it one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Ancient Greek

MenanderTime is the healer of all inevitable ills.

Πάντων των αναγκαίων κακών ιατρός χρόνος εστίν.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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EuripidesA long life creates myriads of troubles.

Μακρός γαρ αιών μυρίοις τίκτει πόνους.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Oenomaus

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Democritusit is important to think clearly in times of trouble.

Μέγα το εν συμφορήσι, φρονέειν ά δει.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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SophoclesHappy are those who have never experienced misfortune.

Ευδαίμονες οίσι κακών άγευστος αιών.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet ‐ Αντιγόνη

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EuripidesRunning away comes with many hardships.

Πόλλ’ εφέλκεται φυγή κακά ξυν αυτή.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Medea

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Periander of CorinthHide your misfortune.

Ατυχίαν κρύπτε.

—  Periander of Corinth, 668-584 BC, tyrant of Corinth

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Ancient Greek phraseNothing bad can be lost easily.

Ουδέν κακόν ραδίως απόλλυται.

—  Ancient Greek phrase

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MenanderThe root of misfortune is pleasure seeking.

Εξ ηδονής γαρ φύεται το δυστυχείν.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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HomerSing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy.

Άνδρα μοι έννεπε, Μούσα, πολύτροπον, ός μάλα πολλά
πλάγχθη, επεὶ Τροίης ιερόν πτολίεθρον έπερσε.

—  Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Odyssey I

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Ancient Greek phraseWe sing while our houses are on fire!

Των οικιών ημών εμπιμπραμένων, ημείς άδομεν.

—  Ancient Greek phrase

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HesiodOther countless plagues, wander amongst men; for earth is full of evils and the sea is full.

Άλλα δε μυρία λυγρά κατ’ ανθρώπους αλάληται· πλείη μεν γαρ γαία κακών, πλείη δε θάλασσα.

—  Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -101

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AntiphanesFor marriage is the worst misfortune!

Ως εστι το γαμείν έσχατον του δυστυχείν.

—  Antiphanes, 405-335 BC, Ancient comic poet

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HesiodFor in misery men grow old quickly.

Αίψα γαρ εν κακότητι βροτοί καταγηράσκουσιν.

—  Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -93

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EuripidesOf unbridled talk and lawless follies misfortune is the end.

Αχαλίνων στομάτων, ανόμου τ’ αφροσύνας το τέλος δυστυχία.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Bacchae

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SophoclesMy dear, learn from your misfortunes not to be too proud.

Ω ταν, διδάσκου μη θρασύνεσθαι κακοίς.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet

Proverbs

Yiddish proverbOne’s good luck is another’s misfortune.

—  Yiddish proverb

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Yiddish proverbThe troubles of a stranger aren’t worth an onion.

—  Yiddish proverb

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English proverbDon't meet troubles half-way.

—  English proverb

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Movie Quotes

She Done Him Wrong (1933)You know, it takes two to get one in trouble.

—  from the film She Done Him Wrong (1933)

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Groundhog Day (1993)I have been stabbed, shot, poisoned, frozen, hung, electrocuted, and burned.

—  from the film Groundhog Day (1993)

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