We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know read more

We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.

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.'

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.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle read more

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

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?

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.

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.

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man read more

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.

After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things -- first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two read more

After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things -- first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two bathrooms . . . both for her. The rest is a mystery, but a mystery I love to be involved in.