785 Quotes About Misery

Whoever said misery loves company was full of shite. Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, however... that guy was onto something.

Do not miss a daily dance, if you do not wish to be in misery.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

What is nature like? It does not allow any living being to do what it wants even to the slightest extent. But the one through whom no-one is hurt even to the slightest extent, be it through mind, speech or conduct, nature gives such a person all the authority to do what they want.

By not hurting anyone through one's mind, speech and action, all the vows (vrat) are encompassed in this!

There is something deeply attractive, at least to quite a lot of people, about squalor, misery, and vice. They are regarded as more authentic, and certainly more exciting, than cleanliness, happiness, and virtue.

Né avec une âme habituelle, j'en ai demandé une autre à la musique : ce fut le début de malheurs inespérés.

My legs swing carefree and easy as I sit here on the brink. It’s strange how they threaten to pull me down in one thoughtless moment, one desperate move to erase the last few years of a miserable existence.

Such an ego simply forbade certain lines of thought.