“They who wander widest lift No more of beauties' jealous veils, Than they who from their doorways see The miracle of flowers and trees.” NatureTreeFlowerMiracleWanderLiftsJealousVeilsDoorways Author:John Greenleaf Whittier
“Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'” MenShouldArtSoulArtistNamesTermNaturePerceptionArt IsSacredMereSensesPerceiveAccurateImitationVeilsReproduction Book:The Unknown Poe: An Anthology of Fugitive Writings Source: The Unknown Poe: An Anthology of Fugitive Writings
“Nature does not suffer her veil to be taken from her, and what she does not choose to reveal to the spirit, thou wilt not wrest from her by levers and screws.” DoeScienceSpiritSufferingNatureNaturalTakenScrewsVeilsLevers Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“While Newton seemed to draw off the veil from some of the mysteries of nature, he showed at the same time the imperfections of the mechanical philosophy; and thereby restored her ultimate secrets to that obscurity, in which they ever did and ever will remain.” PhilosophyScienceNatureNaturalSecretMysteryDrawsUltimateImperfectionVeilsNewtonObscurityMystery Of Nature Book:The Commonwealth, and the reigns of Charles II. and James II Source: The Commonwealth, and the reigns of Charles II. and James II