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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.
Long ago a man of the world was defined as a man who in every
serious crisis is invariably read more
Long ago a man of the world was defined as a man who in every
serious crisis is invariably wrong.
Enjoy yourself, for there is nothing in the world we can call our own.
Enjoy yourself, for there is nothing in the world we can call our own.
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
'If the world had no feeling, then there would be no suffering.. - the world would be such a better read more
'If the world had no feeling, then there would be no suffering.. - the world would be such a better place, but the price would be never feeling happiness. is that a too higher price to pay?'.
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 the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.
The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil.