Search in folklore: misery

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Misery loves company

Proverbs and old sayings about companies, old, olderness

Misery and poverty are two sisters; discord is their first cousin.

Proverbs and old sayings about poverty

Hope is the nurse of misery.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about hope, americans

When misery is highest help is nighest.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about help

Life and misery began together.

Proverbs and old sayings English about life

Pride in prosperity turns to misery in adversity.

Proverbs and old sayings English about prosperity, proudness

The misery is that you have to ruin your day with work.

Proverbs and old sayings German about work, day, contentment

Hunger is misery; a full stomach is trouble.

Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about problems, hunger

Hope is the physician of each misery.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about hope

The memory of happiness makes misery woeful.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about memory, happiness

It is a misery to be born, a punishment to live, and a trouble to die.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about punishment, problems, death

Idleness moves so slowly that it will be overtaken by misery.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy

Not to know the good we have Till time has stolen the cherish'd gift away, Is cause of half the misery that we feel, And makes the world the wilderness it is.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about gifts, world, time, good, good luck