If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one read more

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.

All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that read more

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that knowledge is for me alone.' So I said, 'God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.' Then God said, 'Well, George, that's more nearly your size.'

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. read more

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

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.

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a read more

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.