People of genius whenever they are faced with misfortune find resources within themselves.

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.

now and then there is a person born who is so unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.

People will ignore their misfortunes and their interests when they are in competition with their pleasures.

Misfortune does not always result in harm.