An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.
Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.
I love Dickens because it makes me chuckle to myself so. He has taken me to another world and out of so many earthly miseries.
What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.
If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.
I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.
If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself.
There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.
My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of Iowa.
Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time.
I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.