Quotes About World

To lessen your fear and regard to the opinion of the world, think how soon the world will disregard you, and have no more thought or concern about you, than about the poorest animal that died in a ditch...Is it therefore worth your while to lose the smallest degree of virtue, for the sake of pleasing so bad a master, and so false a friend, as the world is?

Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted to God. He therefore is the devout man, who lives no longer to his own will, or the way and spirit of the world, but to the sole will of God, who considers God in everything, who serves God in everything, who makes all the parts of his common life, parts of piety, by doing everything in the name of God, and under such rules as are conformable to his Glory.

The captain would...turn off the conversation, like a consummate man of the world, to some topic of general interest, such as the Opera, the Prince's last ball at Carlton House, or the weather - that blessing to society.

He was proud of his hatred as of everything else. Always to be right, always to trample forward, and never to doubt, are not these the great qualities with which dullness takes the lead in the world? As

Such people there are living and flourishing in the world - Faithless, Hopeless, Charityless: let us have at them, dear friends, with might and main. Some there are, and very successful too, mere quacks and fools: and it was to combat and expose such as those, no doubt, that Laughter was made

El mundo es un espejo que devuelve a cada uno su imagen.

Nosotros, llenos de ambición y enfermos de espíritu, no podemos convivir con la selva, porque sólo toleramos el mundo cuando le hemos dado nuestro rostro y le hemos impuesto nuestra ley

Él era una mezcla de príncipe y bandido que se creía ungido para ser el amo del mundo, que fue oscureciendo su alma en guerras salvajes, resbalando a la infamia casi sin darse cuenta, pero que tenía en su corazón suficiente valor y tal vez demasiada grandeza para resignarse a ser un canalla.

It is impossible not to notice that our world is tormented by failure, hate, guilt, and fear.

I don't expect you to understand anything I'm telling you. But I know you will remember this—that nothing good ever ends. If it did, there would be no people in the world—no life at all, anywhere. And the world is full of people and full of wonderful life.

In the time of your life, live - so that in this wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite variety and mystery of it.

The breaking of so great a thing should make A greater crack: the round world Should have shook lions into civil streets, And citizens to their dens.

O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't!

turn him into stars and form a constellation in his image. His face will make the heavens so beautiful that the world will fall in love with the night and forget about the garish sun.

O, brave new world that has such people in't!

His life was gentle; and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!

There is a world elsewhere.

The world must be peopled!

For where thou art, there is the world itself, With every several pleasure in the world, And where thou art not, desolation.

Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world; now could I drink hot blood, And do such bitter business as the day Would quake to look on.

How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in it!

One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun.

Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.

Lady, you are the cruel'st she alive If you will lead these graces to the grave And leave the world no copy.