Hobbes: Do you think there's a God? Calvin: Well, SOMEBODY'S out to get me.

Hobbes: Do you think there's a God? Calvin: Well, SOMEBODY'S out to get me.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom

Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and read more

Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures.

The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might read more

The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand.

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand.

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders.

A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes read more

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.