Eighth Wonder of the World is a term sometimes used to describe things in comparison to the Seven Wonders of the World the widely-known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity.
Famous quotes containing the words the world, eighth and/or world:
“And I threw a little earth
on the pink coffin
covered by the fake plastic grass
and said O.K., God,
if it’s the end of the world,
it must be necessary.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Thou shalt not steal.”
—Bible: Hebrew Exodus, 20:15.
The eighth commandment.
“More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice
Rise like a fountain for me night and day.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)