Long ago a man of the world was defined as a man who in every
serious crisis is invariably read more

Long ago a man of the world was defined as a man who in every
serious crisis is invariably wrong.

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

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
the small dust of the read more

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as
the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as
a little thing.

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

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

Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.

Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.

The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men
have got into the round read more

The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men
have got into the round holes, and the round into the square.

The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom read more

The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!

This restless world
Is full of chances, which by habit's power
To learn to bear is easier read more

This restless world
Is full of chances, which by habit's power
To learn to bear is easier than to shun.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.