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title: "8 Tragic Situation Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/a-tragic-situation-exists-precisely-when-virtue-does-not-triumph-but/)

[George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/)

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> [The paradoxical and tragic situation of man is that his conscience is weakest when he needs it most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/the-paradoxical-and-tragic-situation-of-man-is-that-his-conscience-is/)

[Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/)

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> [I think it is tragic that a situation should arise where civilians on any side are killed. But it is almost a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/i-think-it-is-tragic-that-a-situation-should-arise-where-civilians-on/)

[Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/)

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> [Before I was born my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take no food…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isadora-duncan/before-i-was-born-my-mother-was-in-great-agony-of-spirit-and-in-a/)

[Isadora Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isadora-duncan/)

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> [Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hyde-pierce/sometimes-in-the-most-tragic-situation-something-just-profoundly/)

[David Hyde Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hyde-pierce/)

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> [“He taught that when you experience some tragic situation, think about it. If there’s no way to overcome the tragedy, then there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv/he-taught-that-when-you-experience-some-tragic-situation-think-about/)

[Dalai Lama XIV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv/)

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> [On a more personal note we in this country we have a very tragic situation occur at one of our universities and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-stewart/on-a-more-personal-note-we-in-this-country-we-have-a-very-tragic/)

[Jon Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-stewart/)

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> [Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/even-when-a-person-has-all-of-life-s-comforts-good-food-good-shelter/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

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