Famous quotes containing the words western world, western and/or world:
“It is the place where all the aspirations of the Western World meet to form one vast master aspiration, as powerful as the suction of a steam dredge. It is the icing on the pie called Christian civilization.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“It is said that some Western steamers can run on a heavy dew, whence we can imagine what a canoe may do.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“You may persevere in obscurity for ten years in your study, but the day you make a name for yourself, the whole world will acclaim you.”
—Chinese proverb.