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In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting read more
In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.
In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.
The wide world is all before us--
But a world without a friend.
The wide world is all before us--
But a world without a friend.
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by read more
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.
What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
This is the best world, that we live in,
To lend and to spend and to give in:
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This is the best world, that we live in,
To lend and to spend and to give in:
But to borrow, or beg, or to get a man's own,
It is the worst world that ever was known.
The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
