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 Earth took her shining station as a star,
 In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.  
 Earth took her shining station as a star,
 In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds. 
The pomps and vanity of this wicked world.
The pomps and vanity of this wicked world.
 This is the best world, that we live in,
 To lend and to spend and to give in:
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 This is the best world, that we live in,
 To lend and to spend and to give in:
  But to borrow, or beg, or to get a man's own,
   It is the worst world that ever was known. 
The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who read more
The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
You do not reform a world by ignoring it.
You do not reform a world by ignoring it.
O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
O world as God has made it! All is beauty.
 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. 
 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. 
In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting read more
In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.