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Mystery and innocence are not akin.
Mystery and innocence are not akin.
Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain.
Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain.
The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of read more
The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of our kind, and the next we see in them the reflection of the divine image.
Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.
Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.
One (practitioner of science) is the educated man who still has a controlled sense of wonder before the universal mystery, read more
One (practitioner of science) is the educated man who still has a controlled sense of wonder before the universal mystery, whether it hides in a snail's eye or within the light that impinges on that delicate organ.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?
Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?
Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.
Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.
