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    The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.

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You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.

You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.

by Arthur Conan Doyle Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man read more

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.

by Harry Emerson Fosdick Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

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Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

by Horace Walpole Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.

We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.

by Omar Bradley Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know read more

We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.

by Sissela Bok Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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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.

by Tryon Edwards Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.

No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.

by Elizabeth Bowen Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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