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To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.
To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.
Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; read more
Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
The world always had the same bankrupt look, to foregoing ages as to us.
The world always had the same bankrupt look, to foregoing ages as to us.
The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing.
The world is a playground, and life is pushing my swing.
The pomps and vanity of this wicked world.
The pomps and vanity of this wicked world.
God is the author, men are only the players. These grand pieces
which are played upon earth have been read more
God is the author, men are only the players. These grand pieces
which are played upon earth have been composed in heaven.
[Fr., Dieu est le poete, les hommes ne sont que les acteurs. Ces
grandes pieces qui se jouent sur la terre ont ete composees dans
le ciel.]
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 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.
In this bad, twisted, topsy-turvy world,
Where all the heaviest wrongs get uppermost.
In this bad, twisted, topsy-turvy world,
Where all the heaviest wrongs get uppermost.
