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Hatred is self-punishment.
Hatred is self-punishment.
Hatred is like fire -- it makes even light rubbish deadly.
Hatred is like fire -- it makes even light rubbish deadly.
I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back.
I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
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.
Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once read more
Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. read more
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.