The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation . . . . A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

A city of private lives, led in quiet resignation.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.