Great Tragedy Quotes
Loss, reversal, and reflection
These great tragedy quotes range widely, from science losing a beautiful hypothesis to an ugly fact, to a broader sense of loss when life turns out smaller than expected.
The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
The histories which we have of the great tragedy give no idea of the general wretchedness, the squalid misery, which entered into every individual life in the region given up to the war. Where the armies camped the destruction was...
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Modern day slavery is the great tragedy of our time and the U.S. cannot turn a blind eye to it on our soil or another nation's.
I always thought the point of life was something richer than that. Something full of great tragedy or comedy, reversal of fortune, ecstasy, that kind of thing. But no, contemporary urban theorists seem satisfied with the merely livable, which always...
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Food is about communal togetherness. Our family does sit at the table. I think it's a great tragedy if a family doesn't have a table, as there is such an atmosphere of good will and warmth when we have eight...
It is in times of great tragedy when the true spirit of our wonderful country unites as one.
I've enjoyed my life. There has been great tragedy but also moments of great happiness. I've taken both in my stride, and if I were to replay my life, I would do it all over again.
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What themes do these great tragedy quotes cover?
Is the modern slavery quote treated seriously?
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One line names modern day slavery as a genuine, ongoing tragedy worth confronting, a sober note among quotes that otherwise explore history and family life.
