The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

Topics: Age Quotes, Maturity Quotes

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

Back in the East you can't do much without the right papers, but with the...

Back in the East you can't do much without the right papers, but with the...

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

I have faith in time; its the only certainty.

I have faith in time; its the only certainty.

There are very few certainties that touch us all in this mortal experience, but one...

There are very few certainties that touch us all in this mortal experience, but one...

The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become...

The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become...

He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever...

He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever...

With the truth you can be quite causal, with lying you must be very exact.

With the truth you can be quite causal, with lying you must be very exact.