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The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he almost wins.
The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he almost wins.
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.
We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look.
We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look.
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.
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.
The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become read more
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.
We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.
We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off read more
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.