History Quote by Tupac Shakur

This is my history; like all other histories, a narrative of misery.

— Samuel Johnson

We so love all new and unusual things that we even derive a secret pleasure from the saddest and most tragic events, both because…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Tragedy brings us closer to ourselves - it's the only thing that does.

— Frederick Lenz

The only thing tragedy gives us is the opportunity to rebuild our life.

— Paulo Coelho

“The misery is what should concern us: the death, rage and distress of others always comes back to haunt us. Especially when the tragedies…

— Marc Vachon

“As a species, tragedy dwells within us all. We push it to the back of our thoughts, but it is never so far gone…

— Logan Kain

tragedy in the theater opens our eyes so that we can discover and appreciate the heroic in reality.

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space.

— Anonymous

Although we are never glad when tragedy visits, we can be aware and seize the opportunity to do good in this world, even in…

— Jim Rohn

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

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

There's a ritualistic element to tragedy that everyone shares; there's something curiously glorious in terms of the most horrible kind of events that happen.

— Derek Walcott