“Misfortunes seldom come alone.”
“Surprises, like misfortunes, seldom come alone.”
“she thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly, were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly.”
“...it was a misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely.”
“Such a great misfortune, not to be able to be alone.”
“Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.”