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Misfortune upon misfortune is not wholesome.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Misfortune conquers timid souls while great minds subdue misfortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Misfortune is easier to bear if you share it with many others.

Proverbs and old sayings

Misfortunes hasten age.

Proverbs and old sayings British about age, olderness

Misfortunes come of themselves.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Misfortune is not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Misfortune comes to all men.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Misfortune seldom comes alone to the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house

Misfortune sits on a rich man's lap but grabs the throat of the pauper.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wealth, man

Misfortunes never come single.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Misfortunes, when asleep, are not to be awakened.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Misfortunes that can't be avoided must be sweetened.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Misfortunes come on horseback and depart on foot.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Misfortune comes on horseback and goes away on foot.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: each is at first disagreeable; but as the bitters act as corroborants to the stomach, so adversity chastens and ameliorates the disposition.

Proverbs and old sayings French about medicine

Misfortune, wood, and hair, grow throughout the year.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Misfortune does not restrict his visits to one day.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about day

Misfortune does not always result in harm.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Misfortunes make friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Misfortunes make strange bedfellows.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin