Looking back at the journeys of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama, Adam Smith had written, "What benefits, or what misfortunes to mankind may hereafter result from these great events, no human wisdom can foresee".
Record warm weather boosted the economy in the winter of 2012, while a severe drought held it back that summer.But if the swoon is just caused by bad luck, what misfortunes could explain the latest dip?
We'd do the dishes singing Christmas carols!" No matter what misfortunes the year brought, her mother always baked a fruit cake at Christmastime, and of course there was stollen, the German sweet bread filled with raisins and almonds.
One day it occurs to Tomas that those old communists who acknowledge there will be no socialist heaven on Earth, but defend their former actions by insisting they did genuinely believe such an apotheosis to be possible, should by rights follow the example of Oedipus, who, although innocent of crime, nevertheless put out his eyes when he discovered what misfortunes he had unwittingly brought about.
The Stoics conclude that human good consists in excellent rational activity, for a person can guide his actions by rational choice, no matter what misfortunes he may encounter.
O, what terrible misfortune.
For the first, she borrowed from Kierkegaard: "What a misfortune to be a woman!
By what appalling misfortune has that hunger been allowed to fester and left to non-state agencies to deal with?
"I have seen what a great misfortune it is to be a child of rape," she said.
So I will continue to set before you little bowls of colors bright and pure if possible, for what is needed in misfortune is a little order and beauty.
Wawrinka then suffers extreme misfortune as what would have been a forehand winner clips the top of the net, taking the pace off the ball and allowing Nadal to take control of the rally, eventually landing the killer blow with a forehand winner to earn three break points.
