Joy Quote by Edith Hamilton

Tragedy is in the eye of the observer, and not in the heart of the sufferer.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The tragic sense of life is ironically not tragic at all, at least in the Big Picture. Living in such deep time, connected to…

— Richard Rohr

“Our emotions are different but we have them. We never cast a cold eye on life or death. Don't misunderstand our seeming serenity. After…

— Anne Rice

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using…

— Anonymous

The sense of tragedy is that the world is not a pleasant little nest made for our protection, but a vast and largely hostile…

— Norbert Wiener

Although it is a gloomy view to suppose that life will die out, sometimes when I contemplate the things that people do with their…

— Bertrand Russell

There is a misconception of tragedy with which I have been struck in review after review, and in many conversations with writers and readers…

— Arthur Miller

“That element of tragedy which lies in the very fact of frequency, has not yet wrought itself into the coarse emotion of mankind; and…

— George Eliot

The creativity inherent in life is the counterbalance to tragedy. It affirms our belief that life is a good thing and provides a rich…

— Greg Graffin

Tragedy is the greatest art form of all. It gives us the courage to continue with our life by exposing us to the pain…

— Howard Barker

Life has, indeed, many ills, but the mind that views every object in its most cheering aspect, and every doubtful dispensation as replete with…

— Lydia Sigourney

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or…

— Dalai Lama