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.

The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

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.

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by read more

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

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.

In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.

In this world nothing is sure but death and taxes.

Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.

Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.

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