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    Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.

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Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them.

Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them.

by Booth Tarkington Found in: Mystics Quotes,
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Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for read more

Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God.

by Soren Kierkegaard Found in: Mystics Quotes,
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It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which read more

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.

by Irwin Edman Found in: Myth Quotes, Myths Quotes,
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What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you read more

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

by Elie Wiesel Found in: Mystics Quotes,
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There is something precious in our being mysteries to ourselves, in our being unable ever to see through even the read more

There is something precious in our being mysteries to ourselves, in our being unable ever to see through even the person who is closest to our heart and to reckon with him as though he were a logical proposition or a problem in accounting.

by Rudolf Bultmann Found in: Myth Quotes,
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

by Walter Bagehot Found in: Magic Quotes, Myth Quotes,
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A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

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All mystics speak the same language, for they come from the same country.

All mystics speak the same language, for they come from the same country.

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A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

by Alan Watts Found in: Myth Quotes,
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