Famous quotes containing the words world, combined and/or events:
“The greater cantle of the world is lost
With very ignorance, we have kissed away
Kingdoms and provinces.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
“Most events recorded in history are more remarkable than important, like eclipses of the sun and moon, by which all are attracted, but whose effects no one takes the trouble to calculate.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)