The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

Playwright, short story writer

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From a letter, often attributed to Horace Walpole, but Chekhov also used it.

Date / Period

c. 1890s

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/102919-the-aim-of-fiction-is-to-show-what-man

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Found in 1 providers: grok

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