In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. read more

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it read more

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

The scientific theroy I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

The scientific theroy I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

If there is nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe.

If there is nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe.

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can read more

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, this is read more

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, this is love.

What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a
part limited in time and read more

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a
part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his
thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a
kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is
a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires
and to affection for a few personsnearest us. Our task must be
to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of
nature in its beauty.

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental read more

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy