This World Quotes

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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about opting out of… — Karen Armstrong
Hell is of this world and there are men who are unhappy escapees from hell, escapees destined ETERNALLY to reenact their escape. — Antonin Artaud
You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price. — Mary Kay Ash
I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books. — Margaret Atwood
The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling? — Saint Augustine
This world's a bubble. — Saint Augustine
Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that… — Teresa of Avila
I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God… — Teresa of Avila
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. — Lord Acton
I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and… — Kevin Bacon
For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics. — Roger Bacon
I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist… — Erykah Badu
I am politically pro-choice, but personally pro-life. I have my faith but refuse to force it on the world at large - especially this world,… — Julianna Baggott
Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan, our breaths are numbered and our indolence is manifest. — Abu Bakr
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. — James A. Baldwin
There is a 'sanctity' involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. — James A. Baldwin
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. — Lucille Ball
Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment… — Honore de Balzac
But the lover's power is the poet's power. He can make love from all the common strings with which this world is strung. — Amelia Barr

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