“It is true that of far the greater part of things, we must content ourselves with such knowledge as description may exhibit, or analogy supply; but it is true likewise, that these ideas are always incomplete, and that at least, till we have compared them with realities, we do not know them to be just. As we see more, we become possessed of more certainties, and consequently gain more principles of reasoning, and found a wider base of analogy.” KnowsMayIdeasRealityFoundPrinciplesKnowledgeGreaterGainsCertaintyReasoningDescriptionPossessedIncompleteExhibitsAnalogies Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Lives of the poets Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Lives of the poets
“The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians...” KnowsYearsWellsEndsStrongBuiltInternationalPalestinianConsensusIncompleteApartheid Author:Nelson Mandela
“It is ironic but true: the one reality science cannot reduce is the only reality we will ever know. This is why we need art. By expressing our actual experience, the artist reminds us that our science is incomplete, that no map of matter will ever explain the immateriality of our consciousness.” KnowsNeedsArtMatterRealityArtistConsciousnessMapsIronicIncomplete Book:Proust Was a Neuroscientist Source: Proust Was a Neuroscientist