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:

    “The universe has no prince or king that it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “Be not anxious to avoid poverty. In this way the wealth of the universe may be securely invested.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “All the universe over, there is but one thing, this old Two- Face, creator-creature, mind-matter, right-wrong, of which any proposition may be affirmed or denied.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)