misfortunes

• All the world allows him to have been diligent and industrious; but his misfortunes are ascribed to the extravagance of his wife, a very ordinary case in this city.' —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 1
• If McCain doesn't want to blame himself for his misfortunes, then there are only a few others —  The Young Turks
• "Your misfortunes are at an end, Sir," said they to me; "come with us; we will do our best to make you forget your troubles." —  Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.
• No hope now remains for me--my misfortunes are at their height Rose wept all night; yet she could not prevent herself from returning to the same spot on the following day; she felt irresistibly led thither, dreading, and yet wishing, to meet the prince He had been already waiting above an hour, and accosted her with a degree of respect quite unusual for him; but he was in love, and love makes the worst of people better for the time Cruel beauty!" —  The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew
• For sovereigns are never pardoned, although they are subject to human failings, and their misfortunes are always regarded as their own faults. —  Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia

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