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“I found it better for my soul to be humble before the mysteries o' God's dealings, and not be making a clatter about what I could never understand.”

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Book:Four Novels of George Eliot

Source: Four Novels of George Eliot

“Thy ignorance in unrevealed mysteries is the mother of a saving faith, and thy understanding in revealed truths is the mother of a sacred knowledge; understand not therefore that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand; understanding is the wages of a lively faith and faith is the reward of an humble ignorance.”

Believe Mother Understanding Mystery Ignorance Truth Is Sacred Rewards Humble Saving Wages Lively

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“... Simone Weil is a mystery that should keep us all humble, and I need it more than most. Also she's the example of the religious consciousness without a religion which maybe sooner or later I will be able to write about.”

Needs Should Writing Able Religious Consciousness Mystery Example Humble Sooner Or Later

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works

“Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.”

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Author:Anthony Bourdain