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De - Pt| Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
| I had the rare misfortune of being one of the first people to try and implement a PL/1 compiler. -- T. Cheatham | |
| Misfortune, n.: The kind of fortune that never misses. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" | |
| Remember that whatever misfortune may be your lot, it could only be worse in Cleveland. -- National Lampoon, "Deteriorata" | |
| In the misfortune of our friends we find something that is not displeasing to us. -- La Rochefoucauld, "Maxims" | |
| The very remembrance of my former misfortune proves a new one to me. -- Miguel de Cervantes | |
| Accept disgrace willingly. Accept misfortune as the human condition. What do you mean by "Accept disgrace willingly"? Accept being unimportant. Do not be concerned with loss or gain. This is called "accepting disgrace willingly." What do you mean by "Accept misfortune as the human condition"? Misfortune comes from having a body. Without a body, how could there be misfortune? Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things. | |
| When the Tao is present in the universe, The horses haul manure. When the Tao is absent from the universe, War horses are bred outside the city. There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. | |
