A Tragedy for Those Who Feel

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The world is a vast temple dedicated to Discord. – Voltaire

In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. – Benjamin Franklin

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe. – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

In the fight between you and the world, back the world. – Frank Zappa

The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. – Horace Walpole

The world is a funny paper read backwards—and that way it isn’t so funny. – Tennessee Williams

If the world was a logical place, men would ride side-saddle. – Rita Mae Brown

Maybe this world is another planet’s hell. – Aldous Huxley

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