1. Tragedy destroys the valuable things in life for people to see, and comedy tears up the worthless things for people to see. ——Lu Xun

2. There are two tragedies in life, one is despair, the other is complacency. ——Bernard Shaw

3. History is like tragedy. Without lust, sin, and disaster, making waves in it, it will appear lifeless and boring. ——Voltaire

4. The tragedy of life is that we grow old too early and get wise too late. ——Franklin

5. Life is a comedy for wise and thoughtful people; it is a tragedy for sentimental people. ——Lister

6. Because life has beauty, it must be a tragedy in the end. ——Wilde