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    The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become unlimited, to reach the infinite by absurdly adding to the rungs of the ladder of the finite.

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Disaster is a natural part of my evolution. Toward tragedy and dissolution.

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution. Toward tragedy and dissolution.

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What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

by William D. Howells Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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There are no tragedies, just facts not recognized in time.

There are no tragedies, just facts not recognized in time.

by William D. Montapert Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - read more

The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - cast out.

by Jonas Salk Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a read more

It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything.

by Joyce Cary Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

by Arthur C. Clarke Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

by Robert F. Kennedy Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.

It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.

We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Tragedy Quotes,
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