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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.
Wandering between two worlds, one dead,
The other powerless to be born
With nowhere yet to rest read more
Wandering between two worlds, one dead,
The other powerless to be born
With nowhere yet to rest my head,
Like these, on earth I wait forlorn.
Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!
Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!
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.
I have not loved the world, not the world me;
I have not flatter'd its rank breath, nor bow'd
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I have not loved the world, not the world me;
I have not flatter'd its rank breath, nor bow'd
To its idolatries a patient knee.
The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better--it is just turning around as usual.
The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better--it is just turning around as usual.
But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting
salvation: ye shall be ashamed nor confounded world read more
But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting
salvation: ye shall be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
But they will maintain the state of the world;
And all their desire is in the work of their read more
But they will maintain the state of the world;
And all their desire is in the work of their craft.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
