It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.[Malheur à qui est seul, mes amis, et il faut croire que l’isolement a vite fait de détruire la raison.]
A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you’d think misfortune would get tired, but then time is your misfortune.
There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.[Il y a de ces malheurs que nul ne veut accepter dans la vie. On aime mieux croire au surnaturel, à l’impossible.]
The very remembrance of my former misfortune proves a new one to me.[translation by John Willis Clark]The story of my misfortunes, for recalling them to memory only serves to add fresh ones.[translation by John Ormsby][Que el traerlas a la memoria no me sirve de otra cosa que añadir otras de nuevo.]
Misfortunes never come single.
Misfortune does not conduce to faith in sinful man.[Le malheur ne rend pas crédule.]
