He who worries about calamities suffers them twice over.
We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust for power and esteem, coupled with its vulnerability to self-deception and self-righteousness, makes that an invitation to a calamity, all the worse when the power is directed at a goal as quixotic as eradicating human self-interest.
Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.
I would say the damage here is much more [than the tsunami], the magnitude of the calamity here is much more
Calamity is a blessing when it brings one to God. --- Hadassah
For those properly prepared, the bear market is not only a calamity but an opportunity.
Never have the young taken themselves so seriously, and the calamity is that they are listened to and deferred to by so many adults.
These times of ours are series and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there is life there is danger.
To me, self-description is a calamity.
Half a calamity is better than a whole one.
CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Loss is essential. Loss is part and parcel of that necessary calamity called life.
What a blessed truth to understand that, in the middle of all of our difficulties and calamities, we have a refuge.
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity.
Bear calamities with meekness.
Now, the education of our children is of national concern, and if they are not educated properly, it is a national calamity.
Calamity is virtue's opportunity.
Drudgery, calamity, exasperation, want, are instructors in eloquence and wisdom.
Calamity is the test of integrity.
Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.