The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

'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?'.

If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires.

If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires.

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.

In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.

In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.

Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.

Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.

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.

The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.

The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.

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.