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The Difference Between A Misfortune And A Calamity?
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"The difference between a misfortune and a calamity? If Gladstone fell
into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him
out again, it would be a calamity."
-- Benjamin Disraeli
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The difference between a misfortune and a calamity?
If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune....
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity?
If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune....
Calamity, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others....
It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
-- Benjamin E. Mays (1895-1984) U.S. educator, clergyma...
Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently. Nothing that would further.
The Marrying Maiden. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further.
That when a man fell into his anecdotage, it was a sign for him to retire.
-- Benjamin Disraeli (Earl Beaconsfield) (1805-1881) -- Lothair, Chap. xxviii...
Calamity is the test of integrity.