“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”

Feb. 08, 2025

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.1

— Oscar Wilde

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.2

— Arthur Schopenhauer

What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.3

— Spencer Johnson

There is only one true heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.4

— Roman Rolland

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