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“If I could get the ear of every young man but for one word, it would be this: make the most and best of yourself. There is no tragedy like a wasted life--a life failing of its true end, and turned to a false end.”

Ifs Men Ends Would Be Young Failing Ears Tragedy Young Man If I Could One Word Doing Your Best Wasted Life

Author:Thornton T. Munger

“Tragedy isn't getting something, or failing to get it; it's losing something you already have.”

Failing Losing Tragedy

Book:Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin

Source: Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin

“Having studied biology really helped me a lot because I quickly understand how biological systems work, and how they fail, and the tragedy of when they fail, because we are dealing with life systems, and when we hear that a species has become extinct, or is threatened, you realize that this could mean that this species will disappear from the face of the earth forever! So that understanding really gives you energy to do something to save it.”

Giving Mean Earth Faces Energy Understanding Realizing Forever Failing Tragedy Species Disappear Biology Threatened Dealing With Life

Author:Wangari Maathai

“But I am living in the midst of the uncertainty and risk, amid things that can and do bring physical destruction, because I am running from things that can destroy my soul: complacency, comfort, and ignorance. I am much more terrified of living a comfortable life in a self-serving society and failing to follow Jesus than I am of any illness or tragedy.”

Soul Self Running Jesus Failing Risk Ignorance Comfort Comfortable Destruction Tragedy Illness My Soul Uncertainty Midst Serving Terrified Complacency Self Serving Comfortable Life

Author:Katie Davis

“I am more more terrified of living a comfortable life in a self-serving society and failing to follow Jesus than I am of any illness or tragedy.”

Self Jesus Failing Comfortable Tragedy Illness Serving Terrified Self Serving Comfortable Life

Book:Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption

Source: Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption

“Near counts more than far, familiar more than different. Such is the indictment against the press, that it fails to treat similar tragedies with equal dignity.”

Different Failing Equal Dignity Treats Tragedy Presses Familiar Indictment

Author:David Folkenflik

“The great tragedy of life is not that people set their sights too high and fail to achieve their goals but that they set their sights too low and do.”

People Life Is Goal Failing Achieve Lows Sight Tragedy Great Tragedy

Author:Michelangelo

“There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.”

Two Failing Achieve Succeed Ambition Tragedy Great Tragedy

Author:Graham T. Allison