He who thinks he can do without the world deceives himself; but he who thinks that the world can not do without him is still more in error.


A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1886)


He who thinks he can do without the world deceives himself; but he who thinks that the world can not do without him is still more in error.

He who thinks he can do without the world deceives himself; but he who thinks that the world can not do without him is still more in error.

He who thinks he can do without the world deceives himself; but he who thinks that the world can not do without him is still more in error.

He who thinks he can do without the world deceives himself; but he who thinks that the world can not do without him is still more in error.