The world is for him who has patience, [103]

The world is governed with little brains, [89]

The world is like a staircase; some go up, others go down, [103]

The world likes to be cheated, [307]

The world likes to have night-owls, that it may have matter for wonder, [141]

The world wags on with three things: doing, undoing, and pretending, [103]

The world’s a stage; each plays his part, and takes his share, [307]

The worse service, the better luck, [328]

The worse the carpenter, the more the chips, [328]

The worse the dun, the worse the paymaster, [154]