Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Misery Quotes

Emotional Awareness Happiness History Misery Recognition Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.

Albert Camus

French philosopher and author

Company Emotional State Loneliness Misery Shared Experience If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

Henry David Thoreau

American naturalist and essayist

Happiness Misery Occupation The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation.

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright and critic

Busyness Happiness Leisure Misery The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright and critic

Hope Misery Resilience Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Bertrand Russell

Former Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom