Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.
I know it's not easy for you, living this life, but try to remember, always try to remember, you're not the only one with troubles.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
Concern for someone else was a good remedy for taking the mind off one's own troubles.
I got my heart's desire, and there my troubles began.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Sometimes you feel other people's pain worse than your own. We're armored against our own troubles. We can't afford to give in to despair. Then you see someone else struggling, and it breaks your... heart.