"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."

Being, Joy, Sense

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"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

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Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

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"The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian."

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