Quote#Sadness
The world is nearly all parcelled out, and what there is left of it…
Quote byCecil John Rhodes · 1853–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Quoted in The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes (1902) by William T. Stead (a compilation of Rhodes' legal will and other biographical material).
English (original)
The world is nearly all parcelled out, and what there is left of it is being divided up, conquered and colonised. To think of these stars that you see overhead at night, these vast worlds which we can never reach. I would annex the planets if I could; I often think of that. It makes me sad to see them so clear and yet so far.
— Cecil John Rhodes
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