“My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with the consciousness of the insufficiency of the human mind to understand more deeply the harmony of the Universe which we try to formulate as "laws of nature".” TryingMindHumansFeelingsLawReligionUniverseReligiousConsciousnessHarmonyHuman MindLaws Of NatureInsufficiency Book:The Ultimate Quotable Einstein Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein
“I think that metaphor really is a key to explaining thought and language. The human mind comes equipped with an ability to penetrate the cladding of sensory appearance and discern the abstract construction underneath - not always on demand, and not infallibly, but often enough and insightfully enough to shape the human condition. Our powers of analogy allow us to apply ancient neural structures to newfound subject matter, to discover hidden laws and systems in nature, and not least, to amplify the expressive power of language itself.” ThinkingMindHumansMatterEnoughLawLanguageAbilityConditionsSubjectsKeysShapesDemandStructureAncientMetaphorAppearanceAbstractHuman MindConstructionHuman ConditionExplainingPenetrateSubject MatterAnalogiesSensoryExpressiveAmplifyPower Of Language Book:The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Source: The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
“We must have books for recreation and entertainment, as well as books for instruction and for business; the former are agreeable, the latter useful, and the human mind requires both. The cannon law and the codes of Justinian shall have due honor, and reign at the universities; but Homer and Virgil need not therefore be banished. We will cultivate the olive and the vine, but without eradicating the myrtle and the rose.” NeedsMindHumansWellsBookLawHonorRoseUniversityEntertainmentDuesFormerCodeLatterHuman MindInstructionReignRecreationVinesOlivesCannonsMyrtleJustinian Author:Honore de Balzac