Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain.

Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain.

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.

You hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannot love. Perhaps he himself prevents you. That read more

You hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannot love. Perhaps he himself prevents you. That is a disguised form of love.

Mystery and innocence are not akin.

Mystery and innocence are not akin.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself. It is read more

The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself. It is a mystery, containing, like all mysteries, the possibility of torment.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

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.'

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so read more

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.