"No one has the right to be..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.
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More on Misfortune
“What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is.”
“Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them. Often the poor man is not cold and hungry as he is dirty and ragged and gross. It is partly his taste, and not merely his misfortune.”
“When I got back into show business in 1961, I felt - for obvious reasons - that nothing in my life went right, and I realized that millions of people felt the same way. So when I first cameback my catch phrase was "nothing goes right." Early on, that was my setup for a lot of jokes.”
More on Self Pity
“Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.”
“You can't be pitiful AND powerful.”
“If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.”