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

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

In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.

In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.

Fly away, pretty moth, to the shade
Of the leaf where you slumbered all day;
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Fly away, pretty moth, to the shade
Of the leaf where you slumbered all day;
Be content with the moon and the stars, pretty moth,
And make use of your wings while you may.
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But tho' dreams of delight may have dazzled you quite,
They at last found it dangerous play;
Many things in this world that look bright, pretty moth,
Only dazzle to lead us astray.

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.

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.

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 as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our read more

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.

The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

Advice: the world is how you see it. Don’t let anyone else’s image of it determine yours.

Advice: the world is how you see it. Don’t let anyone else’s image of it determine yours.