ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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“There are two tragedies in life one is not to get your heart’s desire. The other is get it.”-these lines were written by?
A
Jean Paul Sartre
B
James Osborn
C
G. B. Shaw
D
H. G. Wells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -IAmMarkManson. George Bernard Shaw said, “There are two tragedies in life: one is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.” The paradox of getting what you want is that if we base our happiness on the expectation of great things, then achieving it removes the happiness.

Detailed explanation-2: -The failure to achieve a goal can lead to unhappiness and ever despair. Yet, attaining an objective can produce an aftermath of uncertainty and lassitude. The following adage is humorous and poignant: There are two tragedies in life-not getting what you want, and getting it.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” “I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

Detailed explanation-4: -“Life isn’t about finding yourself. “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” “Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.” “You see things; you say, ‘Why?’ More items

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