In this world there are two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. The last is much the worst.
Source: Dumby, in Lady Windermere's Fan, act 3.
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.