Commonplace people dislike tragedy because they dare not suffer and cannot exult. John Masefield
Commonplace people dislike tragedy because they dare not suffer and cannot exult.TragediesQuotations by John Masefield
Month: November 2008
Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. D. H. Lawrence
Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.TragediesQuotations by D. H. Lawrence
Tragedy is like strong acid — it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth. D. H. Lawrence
Tragedy is like strong acid — it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.TragediesQuotations by D. H. Lawrence
When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped. Samuel Johnson
When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped.TragediesQuotations by Samuel Johnson
I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy. Billy Joel
I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.TragediesQuotations by Billy Joel
We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look. Aldous Huxley
We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look.TragediesQuotations by Aldous Huxley
What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending. William Dean Howells
What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.TragediesQuotations by William Dean Howells
What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his? E. M. Cioran
What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?TragediesQuotations by E. M. Cioran
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy. Jacques Barzun
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.TragediesQuotations by Jacques Barzun
Tragedy on the stage is no longer enough for me, I shall bring it into my own life. Antonin Artaud
Tragedy on the stage is no longer enough for me, I shall bring it into my own life.TragediesQuotations by Antonin Artaud
The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions. Aristotle
The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions.TragediesQuotations by Aristotle
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. Lewis Mumford
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.TraditionQuotations by Lewis Mumford
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer. W. Somerset Maugham
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.TraditionQuotations by W. Somerset Maugham
A tradition without intelligence is not worth having. T. S. Eliot
A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.TraditionQuotations by T. S. Eliot
It cannot be inherited, and if you want it you must obtain it by great labor. T. S. Eliot
It cannot be inherited, and if you want it you must obtain it by great labor.TraditionQuotations by T. S. Eliot
A precedent embalms a principle. Benjamin Disraeli
A precedent embalms a principle.TraditionQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
The dead govern the living. Auguste Comte
The dead govern the living.TraditionQuotations by Auguste Comte
As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. Allan Bloom
As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead.TraditionQuotations by Allan Bloom
In America nothing dies easier than tradition. Russell (Wayne) Baker
In America nothing dies easier than tradition.TraditionQuotations by Russell (Wayne) Baker
The most conservative man in the world is the British Trade Unionist when you want to change him. Ernest Bevin
The most conservative man in the world is the British Trade Unionist when you want to change him.Trade UnionsQuotations by Ernest Bevin
The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering Trade. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering Trade.TradeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Protection is not a principle but an expedient. Benjamin Disraeli
Protection is not a principle but an expedient.TradeQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
The only successful revolution of this century is totalitarianism. Bernard-Henri Levy
The only successful revolution of this century is totalitarianism.TotalitarianismQuotations by Bernard-Henri Levy
The healthy man does not torture others — generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers. Carl Jung
The healthy man does not torture others — generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.TortureQuotations by Carl Jung
Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment. E. M. Cioran
Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment.TortureQuotations by E. M. Cioran
O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small. Source Unknown
O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small.ToolsQuotations by Source Unknown
But lo! men have become the tools of their tools. Henry David Thoreau
But lo! men have become the tools of their tools.ToolsQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
There is a great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use. Freeman Dyson
There is a great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use.ToolsQuotations by Freeman Dyson
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. Thomas Carlyle
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.ToolsQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow. H.G. Wells
The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow.TomorrowQuotations by H.G. Wells
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. Spanish Proverb
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.TomorrowQuotations by Spanish Proverb
He that has given today may, if he so please, take away tomorrow. Horace
He that has given today may, if he so please, take away tomorrow.TomorrowQuotations by Horace
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you’ve collected a lot of empty yesterdays. Harrold Hill
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you’ve collected a lot of empty yesterdays.TomorrowQuotations by Harrold Hill
Tomorrow is a thief of pleasure. Rex Harrison
Tomorrow is a thief of pleasure.TomorrowQuotations by Rex Harrison
Tomorrow every fault is to be amended; but tomorrow never comes. Benjamin Franklin
Tomorrow every fault is to be amended; but tomorrow never comes.TomorrowQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today. John Dryden
Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.TomorrowQuotations by John Dryden
Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs. William Allen White
Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.ToleranceQuotations by William Allen White
Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man. Seneca
Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.ToleranceQuotations by Seneca
It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own. Herbert Samuel
It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own.ToleranceQuotations by Herbert Samuel
You tolerate me, you really tolerate me. [Accepting his Independent Spirit Award] Sean Penn
You tolerate me, you really tolerate me. [Accepting his Independent Spirit Award]ToleranceQuotations by Sean Penn