--- title: "9 Worst Tragedy Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Worst Tragedy quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Worst Tragedy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/ed-palubinskas-74155_failure_man-s-worst-tragedy-in-life-is-his-failu_1552475.jpg" --- > [Man's worst tragedy in life is his failure to reach his greatest potential](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-palubinskas/man-s-worst-tragedy-in-life-is-his-failure-to-reach-his-greatest/) [Ed Palubinskas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-palubinskas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/ed-palubinskas-74155_failure_man-s-worst-tragedy-in-life-is-his-failu_1552475.jpg) > [The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-cocteau/the-worst-tragedy-for-a-poet-is-to-be-admired-through-being/) [Jean Cocteau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-cocteau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/jean-cocteau-1181_misunderstood_the-worst-tragedy-for-a-poet-is-to-be-ad_2406773.jpg) > [The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - cast out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonas-salk/the-worst-tragedy-that-could-have-befallen-me-was-my-success-i-knew/) [Jonas Salk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonas-salk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7d/jonas-salk-9307_success_the-worst-tragedy-that-could-have-befall_322610.jpg) > [“The worst tragedy of sin isn't that it produced bad behavior, but that it produced the idea that bad behavior is strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-r-silva/the-worst-tragedy-of-sin-isn-t-that-it-produced-bad-behavior-but-that/) [D.R. Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-r-silva/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/d-r-silva-16509_bad-behavior_the-worst-tragedy-of-sin-isn-t-that-it-p_2269954.jpg) > [“There are stories that are true, in which each individual’s tale is unique and tragic, and the worst of the tragedy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/there-are-stories-that-are-true-in-which-each-individual-s-tale-is/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/neil-gaiman-29_storytelling_there-are-stories-that-are-true-in-which_1259267.jpg) > [“Yeah, I had all kinds of tragic reasons for feeling sorry for myself. Being fifteen didn't help. Sometimes I thought that being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-alire-s-enz/yeah-i-had-all-kinds-of-tragic-reasons-for-feeling-sorry-for-myself/) [Benjamin Alire Sáenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-alire-s-enz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/benjamin-alire-s-enz-1125_feeling-sorry_yeah-i-had-all-kinds-of-tragic-reasons-f_1452602.png) > [The worst tragedy is that this uncontrolled mind steals our consciousness away from Krishna and that is the beginning, the essence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/radhanath-swami/the-worst-tragedy-is-that-this-uncontrolled-mind-steals-our/) [Radhanath Swami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/radhanath-swami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/radhanath-swami-1470_consciousness_the-worst-tragedy-is-that-this-uncontrol_1564009.jpg) > [Everyday, day & night, we hear the lies that September 11th is the worst tragedy, worst accident, and worst crime to ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-zulu-shabazz/everyday-day-night-we-hear-the-lies-that-september-11th-is-the-worst/) [Malik Zulu Shabazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-zulu-shabazz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/malik-zulu-shabazz-63419_accidents_everyday-day-night-we-hear-the-lies-that_1360040.png) > [There are stories that are true, in which each individual's tale is unique and tragic, and the worst of the tragedy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/there-are-stories-that-are-true-in-which-each-individual-s-tale-is-2/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/neil-gaiman-29_pain-and-loss_there-are-stories-that-are-true-in-which_1523896.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/worst-tragedy/#itemlist", "name": "Worst Tragedy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Man's worst tragedy in life is his failure to reach his greatest potential", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ed Palubinskas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-palubinskas/man-s-worst-tragedy-in-life-is-his-failure-to-reach-his-greatest/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/ed-palubinskas-74155_failure_man-s-worst-tragedy-in-life-is-his-failu_1552475.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/ed-palubinskas-74155_failure_man-s-worst-tragedy-in-life-is-his-failu_1552475.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/ed-palubinskas-74155_failure_man-s-worst-tragedy-in-life-is-his-failu_1552475.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Man's worst tragedy in life is his failure to reach his greatest potential” — Ed Palubinskas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jean Cocteau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-cocteau/the-worst-tragedy-for-a-poet-is-to-be-admired-through-being/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/jean-cocteau-1181_misunderstood_the-worst-tragedy-for-a-poet-is-to-be-ad_2406773.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/jean-cocteau-1181_misunderstood_the-worst-tragedy-for-a-poet-is-to-be-ad_2406773.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/jean-cocteau-1181_misunderstood_the-worst-tragedy-for-a-poet-is-to-be-ad_2406773.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.” — Jean Cocteau", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. 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