The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. But not in that order.

The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. But not in that order.

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it

Consciousness . . . is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very
existence is made known.

Consciousness . . . is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very
existence is made known.

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.

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be read more

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of the players, (ie everybody), to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, read more

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference

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.

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental read more

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy