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Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Where the light is brightest, the shadows are deepest.”

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born on August 28, 1749, and died on March 22, 1832, was a prominent German writer, thinker, and scientist. He is one of the greatest writers in German literary history and his works have had a profound impact on the world. His most famous works include 'Faust' and 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'. more

“When we try to make everything clear, we make everything confused. If, however, we admit one mysterious thing in the universe, then everything else becomes clear in the light of that. The sun is so bright, so mysterious, that one cannot look at it, and yet in the light of the sun everything else is seen.”

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Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“It is really quite amazing by what margins competent but conservative scientists and engineers can miss the mark, when they start with the preconceived idea that what they are investigating is impossible.”

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Author:Arthur C. Clarke

“Th'invention all admir'd, and each, how he to be th'inventor miss'd; so easy it seem'd once found, which yet unfound most would have thought impossible.”

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Book:Milton's Paradise lost: with the life of the author ; to which is prefixed the celebrated critique by Sam Johnson LLD.

Source: Milton's Paradise lost: with the life of the author ; to which is prefixed the celebrated critique by Sam Johnson LLD.

“Inventing is a skill that some people have and some people don't. But you can learn how to invent.”

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