misfortunes

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Practical advice from one Charles Dickens in “Sketches by Boz”: “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

The human condition includes a vast array of unavoidable misfortunes.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

"It was so obvious that, but for the misfortunes of war, a fine, thriving, healthy little platypus would have created history in being number one of its kind to take up residence in England."

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

The train station’s history reflects the city’s fortunes during its heyday as the world’s car capital and later misfortunes as thousands of auto workers and other residents fled Detroit for life in the suburbs.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

At the time of which I am telling you he had been subjected to a series of misfortunes.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck