The World of English

100 famous quotes

100 famous quotes and aphorisms, a great selection of memorable immortal quotes from authors of all times edited for the World of English by Carl William Brown Time is very slow for …

100 best quotes

100 best quotes and aphorisms by great and famous authors and writers edited for the World of English blog by Carl William Brown, a sincere literary avenger. Aphorismus est sermo brevis, integrum …

David Hume Quotations (Part 2)

Stercus accidit. David Hume Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable passions. David Hume Men often act knowingly against their interest. David Hume Nothing …

David Hume reflections

Your corn is ripe today; mine will be so tomorrow. ‘Tis profitable for us both, that I should labour with you today, and that you should aid me tomorrow. I have no …

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
Sigmund Freud

Some people are right, you don't need to be educated to vegetate. Carl William Brown

The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.
Mahatma Gandhi

Quotes and aphorisms on love

Italy in brief

Short dictionary of literary terms

Aforismi volume quarto

Best quotes on books

Daimonology-synthetic-principles

One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist... Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
Stephen Hawking

The World of English, its language, its culture, its varieties, its future, and its infinite possibilities of communication in our small unique world.
Carl William Brown

The literary avenger. Surrealist, humorous, nihilistic, humanistic and romantic character. In tristitia hilaris, in hilaritate tristis.
Carl William Brown

As far as the development of human happiness is concerned I would say that egoism is the higher form of stupid ignorance that prevents it.
Carl William Brown