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
Still, Ms. Bofill rarely expressed regret and tried to be lighthearted in talking about her misfortunes in interviews.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Father said a man is the sum of his misfortunes.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
