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A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!
A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!
Out of our reach the gods have laid
Of time to come th' event,
And laugh to read more
Out of our reach the gods have laid
Of time to come th' event,
And laugh to see the fools afraid
Of what the knaves invent.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom
Long stood the noble youth oppress'd with awe,
And stupid at the wondrous things he saw,
Surpassing read more
Long stood the noble youth oppress'd with awe,
And stupid at the wondrous things he saw,
Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law.
Wonder is the basis of worship
Wonder is the basis of worship
Nothing but what astonishes is true.
Nothing but what astonishes is true.
Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end
Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end
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.
We nothing know, but what is marvellous;
Yet what is marvellous, we can't believe.
We nothing know, but what is marvellous;
Yet what is marvellous, we can't believe.
