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“There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” - 1903

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” Ernest Hemingway, “The Old Man and the Sea” - 1952

“In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” Oscar Wilde, “Lady Windermere's Fan” - 1893

“If you can't appreciate what you've got, you'd better get what you can appreciate.” George Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion” - 1913

“How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” William Shakespeare, “Othello” - 1623

“If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.” Bertrand Russell, “The Conquest of Happiness” - 1930

“Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful!” Samuel Beckett, “Waiting for Godot” - 1953

“Hard to sit here and be close to you, and not kiss you.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Tender Is the Night” - 1934

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George Bernard Shaw (2)
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Othello (1)
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Waiting for Godot (1)
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