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O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
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.
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.]
To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.
To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.
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.
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
Fly away, pretty moth, to the shade
Of the leaf where you slumbered all day;
Be content read more
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.
. . . .
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 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.
