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World Quotes

Quotes on the world and our place in it.

These quotes look at the world from different angles - one traces a common phrase back to ancient religion, another describes feeling atomized after moving to a new city. A few recall novels depicting a world with tighter social fabric, where people actually knew each other. Related reading: Great Quotes.

Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

Quotes by Francois Rabelais

Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.

Quotes by Francois Rabelais

Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish.

Quotes by Francois Rabelais

I feel happy and secure when I'm on my bed with a good book... I forget everything which is terrible in our world.

Quotes by Francoise Hardy

I'm hoping to make a new thing for the world that remains in the mind like a new species of living thing.

Quotes by Frank Auerbach

I know there are not a lot of players with my quality in this world.

Quotes by Franck Ribery

I think every club in the world would like to have David Alaba.

Quotes by Franck Ribery

There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one...

Quotes by Francois Fenelon

My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

My adversary is the world of finance.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during...

Quotes by Francois Hollande

To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

The world owes an ecological debt to the African continent.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

If Europe does not advance, it will fall or even be wiped out from the world map... My duty is to bring Europe out of its lethargy.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

I can't separate the fight with terrorism and the fight against global warming. These are two big global challenges we have to face up to because we have to leave our children more than a world free of terror; we...

Quotes by Francois Hollande

For me, this world of questions and the provisional, this chase after an answer that was always put off to the next day, all that was euphoric. I lived in the future.

Quotes by Francois Jacob

Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.

Quotes by Francis of Assisi

Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.

Quotes by Francis of Assisi

Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.

Quotes by Francis of Assisi

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are gathered on the "World" page?
A thoughtful mix — from the surprising origin of the word "Amen" in Western prayer, to feeling that "our world was very atomized" after moving to a new city, to an obsession with novels like 'War and Peace' that portrayed a world with a strong social fabric.
Are these quotes optimistic or critical about the world?
Mostly reflective and a little critical — several point out something missing or changed, like a more connected past captured in old novels versus a more fragmented present. If you want something more upbeat about the world, Good quotes or Great quotes might suit better.
Is there a quote here about sports and the world?
Yes — one touches on being "world champions" in the context of how team-building has changed, showing how "world" can apply to competition and money as much as culture.
What connects these quotes to the idea of Life?
Many of them are really about how life feels within a larger world — connected or isolated, spiritual or fragmented. For a broader take on that same territory, see Life quotes.
What's the best way to use a "World" quote?
They work well when you want to make a bigger point — about connection, change, or how things used to be — rather than a quick personal caption. Pair one with a Best quote if you want to round out the message.

Sports also make an appearance, with a line about how money now decides world championships more than loyalty does. See also Best Quotes and Life Quotes.