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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 and innocence are not akin.
Mystery and innocence are not akin.
Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery read more
Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.
What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.
Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.
The final mystery is oneself.
The final mystery is oneself.
