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
Despite all of her misfortunes, self-inflicted or otherwise, Allen held her head high, beating the notoriously brutal British tabloids at their own game — or, at the very least, becoming a formative opponent.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025
His said his mum taught him and his two brothers to "raise our expectations", "never to be victims" and not dwell on misfortunes.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024
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
“Who that knows what his misfortunes have been, can help feeling an interest in him?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
