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

The aphorism contrasts two ways of engaging with experience. To “feel” is to meet events with immediate sympathy and vulnerability; in that mode, suffering and loss loom large, making life resemble tragedy. To “think” is to step back, analyze motives and patterns, and recognize human folly; that distance can turn the same events into something like comedy—absurd, ironic, even instructive. The line implies that emotional immersion intensifies pain, while reflective detachment can convert distress into perspective. It also hints at a moral ambiguity: comedy may be a form of wisdom, but it can shade into coldness if thinking becomes a defense against compassion.

1) “Life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think.”
2) “The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.”