The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he almost wins. (Heywood Broun)

Life is a cement trampoline. (Howard Nordberg)

Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between Bad and Good but between Bad and Worse. (Joseph Brodsky)

Life is a maze in which we take the wrong turn before we have learnt to walk. (Cyril Connolly)

The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century. (William Lyon Phelps)

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. (Thomas Carlyle)

The art of life is the art of avoiding pain. (Thomas Jefferson)

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back. (Charlie Brown)