“apparent contradiction ... is often the opportunity for new discovery in science; and it even may be said that the absence of apparent contradiction is due to our want of perception, since our knowledge of laws and causes is so small compared to their total sum.” WantMaySaidLawOpportunityCausesPerceptionDiscoveryDuesAbsenceContradictionNew DiscoveriesDiscovery In Science Book:The Venture of Rational Faith Source: The Venture of Rational Faith
“But none of us wants to be average. That we are so is a melancholy fact borne in upon us in middle life, and we do not always relish it.” WantFactsMiddleAverageMelancholyMediocrityRelish Book:The Venture of Rational Faih Source: The Venture of Rational Faih