Sayings about Troubles
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. ~ American Proverbs
Keep away from trouble and sing to it. ~ Syrian Proverbs
The pool has dried up, and the fish is in trouble. ~ South African Proverb
Beautiful woman, beautiful trouble. ~ Jamaican Proverbs
When one is in trouble, one remembers God. ~ Nigerian Proverbs
He that has a choice has trouble. ~ Dutch Proverbs
He that seeks trouble never misses. ~ English Proverbs
To trouble me is better than to forget me. ~ African Proverb
When in charge, ponder. When in trouble, delegate. When in doubt, mumble. ~ American Proverbs
Marriages are all happy. It’s having breakfast together that causes all the trouble. ~ Irish Proverb
Everything is small at the beginning and then grows; except trouble, which is big at the beginning and still grows. ~ Arabian Proverbs
A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble. ~ New Zealander Proverbs
When you have a good government the grass will grow over your troubles. ~ Japanese Proverbs
He who has a choice has trouble. ~ Dutch Proverb
Sleep is the best cure for waking troubles. ~ Spanish Proverb
If you are always dwelling in trouble, change your address. ~ American Proverb
A flea can trouble a lion more than the lion can harm a flea. ~ Kenyan Proverbs
If you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you. ~ African Proverb
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones, and little ones into none at all. ~ Chinese Proverbs
To loan is to buy troubles. ~ Indian Proverbs
The drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~ Iranian Proverbs
Don’t meet troubles half-way. ~ Traditional Proverb
The word “yes” brings trouble; the word “no” leads to no evil. ~ African Proverb
Forgetting trouble is the way to cure it. ~ Latin Proverbs
Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys. ~ Jewish Proverbs
Ambition begets troubles. ~ Senegalese Proverbs
When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him. ~ Hindu Proverb
Trouble will rain on those who are already wet. ~ Spanish Proverb
All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from them. ~ Chinese Proverbs
The wedding lasts for two or three days, but the trouble stays longer. ~ Czech Proverbs
A fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut. ~ Korean Proverbs
A bad dancer always has trouble with his balls. ~ Russian Proverbs
A chicken that hatches a crocodile’s eggs is looking for trouble. ~ Malagasy Proverbs
A trouble shared is a trouble halved. ~ Traditional Proverb
He who marries a beauty marries trouble. ~ Nigerien Proverbs
Quotations about Troubles
Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble. ~ Kin Hubbard
Opportunity’s favorite disguise is trouble. ~ Frank Tyger
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due. ~ Dean William R. Inge
I can’t concern myself with what’s going on with the club or what the media is writing. If you pay attention to those things, that’s when you get yourself in trouble. ~ Don Mattingly
Trouble has no necessary connection with discouragement — discouragement has a germ of its own, as different from trouble as arthritis is different from a stiff joint. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Every stage of life has its troubles, and no man is content with his own age. ~ Decimus Magnus Ausonius
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! ~ Dr. Seuss
All the troubles of life come upon us because we refuse to sit quietly for awhile each day in our rooms. ~ Blaise Pascal
Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles. ~ Maltbie D. Babcock
The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes first and then the lesson. ~ Author Unknown
Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship. ~ Edgar Watson Howe
As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private. ~ Edgar Watson Howe
Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys. ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
I think if you laugh at your troubles and tell the whole world what went wrong, you can’t be frightened by anything. ~ Anupam Kher
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. ~ John Adams
Sweet is the memory of past troubles. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there. ~ Author Unknown
Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom. ~ Author Unknown
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great. ~ Soren Kierkegaard
Never meet trouble half-way. ~ John Ray
It seems sometimes as if one were powerless to do any more from within to overcome troubles, and that help must come from without. ~ Arthur Christopher Benson
Some women like to sit down with trouble as if it were knitting. ~ Ellen Glasgow
Troubles impending always seem worse than troubles surmounted, but this does not prove that they really are. ~ Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. ~ Norman Vincent Peale
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. ~ Walt West
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still. ~ Calvin Coolidge
Nothing lasts forever – not even your troubles. ~ Arnold H. Glasow
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. ~ Sophocles
If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca
If the risk-reward ratio is right, you can make big money buying trouble. ~ Author Unknown
The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are so sure about things and the intelligent folks are so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life. ~ Victor Hugo Quotes
Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles. ~ William Feather
If you think you have trouble supporting a wife, try not supporting her. ~ Author Unknown
The trouble with law is lawyers. ~ Clarence Darrow
A friend said to me, ‘Be glad for your troubles – they strengthen you.’ Well, if that’s the truth, I’m going to be so strong they’ll have to beat me to death! ~ Sonia Johnson
I have had many troubles, but the worst of them never came. ~ James A. Garfield
I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man. ~ Dwight L. Moody
It takes two to get one in trouble. ~ Mae West
Some people develop eye strain looking for trouble. ~ Author Unknown
Friends show their love in times of trouble…~ Euripides
God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty. ~ Peter Marshall
If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it around. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
If you don’t learn to laugh at troubles, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old. ~ E. W. Howe
Troubles are like babies – they only grow by nursing. ~ Douglas William Jerrold
If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes. ~ The Houghton Line
I think there is this about the great troubles. They teach us the art of cheerfulness; whereas the small ones cultivate the industry of discontent. ~ Mary Adams
There is nothing so consoling as to find one’s neighbor’s troubles are at least as great as one’s own. ~ George Moore
If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that 9 will run into the ditch before they reach you. ~ Calvin Coolidge
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. ~ Mignon McLaughlin
If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat. ~ Robert Morley
Every age has its happiness and troubles. ~ Jeanne Calment
One-half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. ~ Josh Billings
I’ve been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character. ~ Stefan Edberg
All of man’s troubles come from his inability to sit alone, quietly, in a room, for any length of time. ~ Blaise Pascal
All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into. ~ Edgar Watson Howe
A good way to forget your troubles is to help others out of theirs. ~ Author Unknown
What do girls do who haven’t any mothers to help them through their troubles? ~ Louisa May Alcott
The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish I could believe it; I am troubled, I’m dissatisfied, I’m Irish. ~ Marianne Moore
What’s the use of worrying? It never was worthwhile, so pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, and smile, smile, smile. ~ George Asaf
You have no idea how big the other fellow’s troubles are. ~ B.C. Forbes
The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can’t cure. ~ Author Unknown
Trouble is a part of your life, and if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you enough chance to love you. ~ Dinah Shore
Learn to laugh at your troubles and you’ll never run out of things to laugh at. ~ Lyn Karol
It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them. ~ Brigham Young
The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles. ~ Bernard M. Baruch
Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles. ~ Allen Klein
Never complain about your troubles; they are responsible for more than half of your income. ~ Robert R. Updegraff
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