“In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”

“… there are two ways of being unhappy. Not getting what you want is one. Getting what you want is the other.”

“There are only two ways of getting on in the world: by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others.”

“No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful.”

“It's a shame that we have to live, but it's a tragedy that we get to live only one life.”

“I thought, it's a shame that we have to live, but it's a tragedy that we get to live only one life, because if I'd had two lives, I would have spent one of them with her.”

“There Are But Two Tragedies in Life-One is One's Inability to attain One's Heart's Desire-The Other Is To Have It!”

“Two things can get people to make efforts: if people want to get something, or if they want to get rid of something. Only, in ordinary conditions, without knowledge, people do not know what they can get rid of or what they can gain.”

“What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus.”

“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.”