Quoty: quotes tagged with 'misery'

Religious Fanatics: There's a saying: "Misery l...

Religious Fanatics: There's a saying: "Misery likes company." So-called religious fanatics are so miserable that they want to create as much havoc in society as possible. They want others to join them in their misery."

Author: Jagad Guru Chris Butler, Source: http://www.jagadgurusiddhaswarupananda.com/
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We are witnesses to a rather bizarre game of hu...

We are witnesses to a rather bizarre game of human chess in which there is strange value placed on the various pieces on the chess game. The kings and queens, the parents, are thought of as being inconsequential; the castles, or homes, get traded off for pawns with great casualness; the bishops, which might represent religion, remain largely unused in responding to the challenge. Yet, in the midst of this strange pattern of play, the world wonders why it cannot checkmate human misery.
Author: Neal A. Maxwell, Source: "Family Perspectives", BYU Devotional, January 15, 1974
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You can either be wise and happy, or stupid and...

You can either be wise and happy, or stupid and miserable.
Author: Gordon B. Hinckley, Source: First Presidency New Year's Eve Youth Fireside, 12/31/06
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I conceive that the great part of the miseries ...

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
Author: Benjamin Franklin, Source: Unknown
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The greater part of our happiness or misery dep...

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances.
Author: Martha Washington, Source: Unknown
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It is difficult to make a man miserable while h...

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels he is worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
Author: Abraham Lincoln, Source: Unknown
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The greater part of our happiness or misery dep...

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances.
Author: Martha Washington, Source: Unknown
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