― O. Henry, "A Cosmopolitan in a Cafe" in The Four Million, 1903
Frequently consider the connection of all things in the Universe. . . . We should not say ‘I am an Athenian’ or ‘I am a Roman’ but ‘I am a Citizen of the Universe'.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 161 to 180 AD
The first person to have said such a thing was Diogenes the Cynic (4th Century BCE). Diogenes Laertius (3rd Century AD) said of Diogenes the Cynic, “When asked where he was from, he said 'I am a world-citizen.'”
― SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE, JUNE 4, 2016
Oh, we come on the ship
they call the Mayflower,
We come on the ship
that sailed the moon,
We come in the age’s
most uncertain hour,
And sing an American tune.
― Paul Simon, American Tune, 1973
they call the Mayflower,
We come on the ship
that sailed the moon,
We come in the age’s
most uncertain hour,
And sing an American tune.
― Paul Simon, American Tune, 1973
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