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Misery Quotes

"People label themselves with all sorts of adjectives. I can only pronounce myself as 'nauseatingly miserable beyond repair'."

"People label themselves with all sorts of adjectives. I can only pronounce myself as 'nauseatingly miserable beyond repair'."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

Misery, Identity, Emotion, Self

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"You don't necessarily have to be in misery to be talented."

"You don't necessarily have to be in misery to be talented."

Brooke Shields, American Actress

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"Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to."

"Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to."

Arthur Adamov, Russian Playwright

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"Let us embrace, and from this very moment vow an eternal misery together."

"Let us embrace, and from this very moment vow an eternal misery together."

Thomas Otway, English Dramatist

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"Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow."

"Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow."

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German Composer

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"I didn't know if I was unhappy. I felt too miserable to be unhappy."

"I didn't know if I was unhappy. I felt too miserable to be unhappy."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Misery, Unhappiness, Emotion, Confusion

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"Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows."

"Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Misery, Truth, Life, Wisdom

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"Maintaining equanimity in misery is called penance (tapa)."

"Maintaining equanimity in misery is called penance (tapa)."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Misery, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Life

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"Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!"

"Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!"

Jean Racine, French Dramatist

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"Miseries are often an option and it depends on perception."

"Miseries are often an option and it depends on perception."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Misery, Perception, Option, Suffering

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"Misery teaches you the value of joy. It reveals to you the gravitas of human life."

"Misery teaches you the value of joy. It reveals to you the gravitas of human life."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Misery, Joy, Truth, Life, Power

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"Misery is a match that never goes out."

"Misery is a match that never goes out."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

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"Any kind of misery there is in the worldly life, the cause of it is moha (illusory vision)."

"Any kind of misery there is in the worldly life, the cause of it is moha (illusory vision)."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Misery, Illusion, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"Some kinds of misery make you hate the world, but some kinds make you hate yourself, and--butter and cheese not withstanding--Neve had no question that Spear was the latter."

"Some kinds of misery make you hate the world, but some kinds make you hate yourself, and--butter and cheese not withstanding--Neve had no question that Spear was the latter."

Laini Taylor, American Novelist

Misery, Emotion, Truth, Self

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"I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up every avenue to enjoyment."

"I, a miserable wretch, haunted by a curse that shut up every avenue to enjoyment."

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English Author

Misery, Isolation, Suffering, Despair

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