Tragedy Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old tragedy quotes, tragedy sayings, and tragedy proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Plato
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself. Norman Cousins
Come what come may, time and the hour run through the roughest day. William Shakespeare
All those who try to unveil the mysteries always have tragic lives. In the end, they are always punished. Anais Nin
One day can change your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is three or four big days that change everything. Beverly Donofrio
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. Oscar Wilde