James Kern Feibleman Professions : Author Born : 1904 Died : 1987 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by James Kern Feibleman That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best, which it assuredly does not. James Kern Feibleman not-giving-up kindness appreciation It is better to be famous than notorious, but better to be notorious than obscure. James Kern Feibleman obscure obscurity notorious Comedy is an intellectual affair, and deals chiefly with logic. Tragedy is an emotional affair, and deals chiefly with value. Horace Walpole once said that "life is a comedy to the man who thinks and a tragedy to the man who feels." Comedy is negative; it is a criticism of limitations and an unwillingness to accept them. Tragedy is positive; it is an uncritical acceptance of the positive content of that which is delimited. Since comedy deals with the limitations of actual situations and tragedy with their positive content, comedy must ridicule and tragedy must endorse. James Kern Feibleman emotional acceptance men A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. James Kern Feibleman cynical atheist believe Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors