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 In this bad, twisted, topsy-turvy world,
 Where all the heaviest wrongs get uppermost.  
 In this bad, twisted, topsy-turvy world,
 Where all the heaviest wrongs get uppermost. 
 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. 
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.
If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires.
If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires.
The world is a living image of God.
The world is a living image of God.
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
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.
 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. 
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.