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Historia Calamitatum (known in English as The Story of My Misfortunes or The History of My Calamities), also known as Abaelardi ad Amicum Suum Consolatoria, is an autobiographical work in Latin by Peter Abelard (1079–1142), a medieval French pioneer of scholastic philosophy.
The wheel belongs to the goddess Fortuna (Greek equivalent: Tyche) who spins it at random, changing the positions of those on the wheel: some suffer great misfortune, others gain windfalls. The metaphor was already a cliché in ancient times, complained about by Tacitus , but was greatly popularized for the Middle Ages by its extended treatment ...
"May you live in interesting times" is an English expression that is claimed to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse.The expression is ironic: "interesting" times are usually times of trouble.
Richard Wiseman used a variation of the story in his book The Luck Factor (2003), [9] to describe the difference in the processing of misfortune and strokes of fate in 'lucky devils' and 'unlucky fellows'. Coral Chen wrote and illustrated the children's book The Old Man Who Lost His Horse (2011) in English and Chinese.
These are the best funny quotes to make you laugh about life, aging, family, work, and even nature. Enjoy quips from comedy greats like Bob Hope, Robin Williams, and more. 134 funny quotes that ...
Pandora's box is a metaphor for something that brings about great troubles or misfortune, but also holds hope. In Greek mythology, Pandora's box was a gift from the gods to Pandora, the first woman on Earth. It contained all the evils of the world, which were released when Pandora opened the box.
Although the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday one to three times a year, and already occurred in January of this year, fear of Friday of the 13th in October has been amplified in the past ...
Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue (French: Justine, ou Les Malheurs de la Vertu) is a 1791 novel by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade.