A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. – Jane Austen Category: Fortune
There is no greater misfortune, than to not be able to endure misfortune. – Proverb Category: Fortune
There is something in the misfortune of our best friends which does not displease us. – Proverb Category: Fortune
Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting. – Arthur Conan Doyle Category: Women
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us. – Niccolo Machiavelli Category: God
The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head – Herman Melville Category: Sailing