True Tragedy

Famous quotes containing the words true and/or tragedy:

“Wilt thou draw near the nature of the gods?
Draw near them then in being merciful.
Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The tragedy of bold, forthright, industrious people is that they act so continuously without much thinking, that it becomes dry and empty.”
—Brenda Ueland (1891–1985)