Misfortunes of others

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Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation: not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive what ills you are free from yourself is pleasant.

Lucretius

On the Nature of Things

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Misfortunes of others

Author

Lucretius

Source

On the Nature of Things

Medium

Poem

Genre

Didactic poem Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

55 BC 50s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Original Citation

Carus, Titus Lucretius. De Rerum Natura [On the Nature of Things]. c. 55 BC, bk. 2, l. 1.

Current Citation

Carus, Titus Lucretius. The Nature of Things, translated by Alicia Stallings. Penguin Classics, 2007, bk. 2, l. 1.

Never find delight in another's misfortune.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Misfortunes of others

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else.

Will Rogers

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Misfortunes of others

Author

Will Rogers

Language

English

Time

1924 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Rogers, Will. "Warning to Jokers: Lay Off the Prince." The Illiterate Digest. Albert & Charles Boni, 1924.

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

Harry Truman

Quoted in Observer

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Misfortunes of others

Speaker

Harry Truman

Source

Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. Quoted in The Observer. 13 Apr. 1958.