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Misery Quotes

Words that sit with sorrow, hardship, and the weight of suffering.

These quotes explore misery from several angles, from its presence as raw material in art to ignorance as one of its deepest roots. The theme pairs naturally with Pain Quotes.

Misery is manifold. The wretchedness of the earth is multiform.

Quotes by Matt LeBlanc

The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food.

Mary Shelley

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.

Quotes by Martha Washington

Misery is a communicable disease.

Quotes by Martha Graham

Working in a sugar mill is absolute misery for very little money.

Quotes by Mark Kurlansky

I have empathy; I am humane. I understand human misery.

Quotes by Marion Marechal-Le Pen

The rare pleasure of being seen for what one is, compensates for the misery of being it.

Quotes by Margaret Drabble

Not everyone wants to be in misery in every song!

Quotes by Machine Gun Kelly

There's never any ebb in human misery.

Quotes by Lynn Nottage

My life has run from misery to happiness.

Quotes by Loretta Lynn

Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.

Quotes by Karl Amadeus Hartmann

The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.

Quotes by Jurgen Habermas

I am talking about misery and all of its implications.

Quotes by Juan Rulfo

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Quotes by Joseph Joubert

The final causes, then, of compassion are to prevent and to relieve misery.

Quotes by Joseph Butler

It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to wanton and riot in their misery.

Quotes by Jonathan Mayhew

Misery loves company.

Quotes by John Ray

Sin carries in it its own misery.

Quotes by John Piper

The supposed great misery of our century is the lack of time.

Quotes by John Fowles

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Jane Austen

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the central idea behind these misery quotes?
They treat misery as something worth examining honestly, whether as raw material for art or as a consequence of ignorance and greed.
Do these quotes blame anyone for misery?
One points to profit-driven hunger as a cause of widespread misery, while another names ignorance as the root of most suffering and vice.
Is misery treated as purely negative here?
Not entirely, one quote suggests misery in art can be deeply meaningful, giving weight and honesty to creative work.
What does the quote about "reaching the top in a single leap" mean?
It warns that rushing toward success without patience often causes more misery than a slow, steady approach.
Where can I read more about difficult emotions?
Visit Pain Quotes or Sadness Quotes for related reflections.

Other lines warn that rushing toward success can itself breed misery, a caution worth pairing with Sadness Quotes or Emotion Quotes for a fuller picture of hard feelings.