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Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!
Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!
There is but little in this world which can go wrong because everything is a blessing in disguise.
There is but little in this world which can go wrong because everything is a blessing in disguise.
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.
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first
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 world gels better every day--then worse again in the evening.
The world gels better every day--then worse again in the evening.
 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.
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.