Famous quotes containing the words world, combined and/or events:
“The world is all outside: it has no inside.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation similar to an obtuse and muffled sense of touch given to them by the creator of matter as a whole, until each one of them has found the most suitable position for its shape and comfort.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
“Just as a mirror may be used to reflect images, so ancient events may be used to understand the present.”
—Chinese proverb.