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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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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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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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What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.

What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.

by Jean Paul Richter Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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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.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things -- first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two read more

After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things -- first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two bathrooms . . . both for her. The rest is a mystery, but a mystery I love to be involved in.

by Dennis Miller 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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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.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

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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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