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    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.

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The severe schools shall never laugh me out of the philosophy of
Hermes, that this visible world is but read more

The severe schools shall never laugh me out of the philosophy of
Hermes, that this visible world is but a picture of the
invisible, wherein as in a portrait, things are not truly, but in
equivocal shapes, and as they counterfeit some real substance in
that invisible fabric.

by Sir Thomas Browne Found in: World Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Burns Found in: World Quotes,
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

by Wallace Stevens Found in: World Quotes,
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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,
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The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without read more

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything

by Albert Einstein Found in: World Quotes,
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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.]

by Honore De Balzac Found in: World Quotes,
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The pomps and vanity of this wicked world.

The pomps and vanity of this wicked world.

by Book Of Common Prayer Found in: World Quotes,
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He, in his developed manhood, stood, a little sunburn by the glare of life.

He, in his developed manhood, stood, a little sunburn by the glare of life.

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The world is a living image of God.

The world is a living image of God.

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