Maxioms Pet

X
  •   5  /  11  

    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.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  9  /  15  

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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  11  /  23  

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.

by Maltese Proverb Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  11  /  15  

He sees that this great roundabout,
The world, with all its motley rout,
Church, army, physic, law,
read more

He sees that this great roundabout,
The world, with all its motley rout,
Church, army, physic, law,
Its customs and its businesses,
Is no concern at all of his,
And says--what says he?--Caw.

by Vincent Bourne Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  40  /  30  

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

by Alexander, The Great Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  8  /  24  

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.

by Finley Peter Dunne Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  27  /  36  

You do not reform a world by ignoring it.

You do not reform a world by ignoring it.

  ( comments )
  17  /  18  

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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  12  /  14  

O world as God has made it! All is beauty.

O world as God has made it! All is beauty.

by Robert Browning Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  25  

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

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

by Horace Traubel Found in: World Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet