Białystok, Poland

Poland in the World

Polska w świecie

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Language: PolishStudies in Polish
Kind of studies: full-time studies
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World
The world is the planet Earth and all life upon it, including human civilization. In a philosophical context, the "world" is the whole of the physical Universe, or an ontological world (the "world" of an individual). In a theological context, the world is the material or the profane sphere, as opposed to the celestial, spiritual, transcendent or sacred spheres. "End of the world" scenarios refer to the end of human history, often in religious contexts.
World
Even the linked fantasies, in whose blossomy twist
I swung the earth a trinket at my wrist.
Francis Thompson, Hound of Heaven, line 126; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 911-17.
World
Fly away, pretty moth, to the shade
Of the leaf where you slumbered all day;
Be content with the moon and the stars, pretty moth,
And make use of your wings while you may.
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But tho' dreams of delight may have dazzled you quite,
They at last found it dangerous play;
Many things in this world that look bright, pretty moth,
Only dazzle to lead us astray.
Thomas Haynes Bayly, Fly away, pretty Moth; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 911-17.
World
The world is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion.
William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 911-17.

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