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The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!
Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!
The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men
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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 this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.
In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.
What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world.
What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
He sees that this great roundabout,
The world, with all its motley rout,
Church, army, physic, law,
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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.
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
