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One should go invited to a friend in good fortune and uninvited in misfortune. — Swedish
One misfortune is no disaster. — Russian
One misfortune brings on another. — Dutch
One has always strength enough to bear the misfortunes of one's friends. — French
One's good luck is another's misfortune. — Yiddish
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Riches are but the baggage of fortune. — English
Security is the first cause of misfortune. — German
Sudden misfortune, double misfortune. — Slovenian
The fool hunts for misfortune. — French
The wonders of the world are more numerous than its misfortunes. — African (Morocco)
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The more children, the more debts; the more wives, the more misfortunes. — Vietnamese
The persuasion of the fortunate sways the doubtful. — English
The mouth is the gate of misfortune and evil. — Japanese
The road to misfortune is short. — Russian
The folly of one man is the fortune of another. — English
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The misfortunes of some people are advantages to others. — African (Egypt)
The mouth is the gate of misfortune and evil. — Japanese
The bitterest misfortune can be covered up with a smile. — Yiddish
The most friendly fortune trips up your heels. — French
The highest spoke in fortune's wheel may soon turn lowest. — English
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The fortuneteller does does not know his own future. — Japanese
There are many who fall into the misfortunes of their companions. — Turkish
There is no highroad to happiness or misfortunes; every man brings them on himself. — Chinese
There is no good fortune which is not shadowed by misfortune. — Slovenian
Time, wind, women, and fortune are changing every moment. — German
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