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We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.
We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.
What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.
The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
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.
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.
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.
Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating read more
Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living things in that enormous immensity.
The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble read more
The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble of events with no predictability, no regularity, are in grave peril. The Universe belongs to those who, at least to some degree,
