Earth

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world, the Blue Planet, or by its Latin name, Terra.

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Famous quotes containing the word earth:

    “Ah earth you old extinguisher.”
    —Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

    “What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and
    heaven?”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is that there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity.”
    —Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)