Universe

Universe

The universe is commonly defined as the totality of existence, including planets, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space, and all matter and energy. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature.

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Famous quotes containing the word universe:

    “All loss, all pain, is particular; the universe remains to the heart unhurt.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience.”
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)

    “God is a character, a real and consistent being, or He is nothing. If God did a miracle He would deny His own nature and the universe would simply blow up, vanish, become nothing.”
    —Joyce Cary (1888–1957)