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“Look for the stars, you'll say that there are none; / Look up a second time, and, one by one, / You mark them twinkling out with silvery light, / And wonder how they could elude the sight!”

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Book:The Major Works

Source: The Major Works

“This sense of wonder is the mark of the philosopher. Philosophy indeed has no other origin.”

Philosophy Wonder Mark Philosopher Sense Of Wonder

Author:Socrates

“I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.”

Ifs Sometimes Would Be Today Political Politics Wonder Christianity Paper Mark Reporters Papers Luke Matthew

Author:Barry Goldwater

“Do you doubt that the least effects of nature were not used as marks of the wrath of heaven? It was to the interest of pontiffs, priests, and augurs, as much as it is to the interest of lawyers and doctors that there should be lawsuits and sickness. No wonder they took care that the people should not grow slack in their religion.”

People Should Care Used Heaven Grows Interest Wonder Doubt Atheism Effects Doctors Mark Positive Atheism Lawyer Sickness Priests Wrath Lawsuit

Author:Pierre Bayle

“Both magic and religion are based strictly on mythological tradition, and they also both exist in the atmosphere of the miraculous, in a constant revelation of their wonder-working power. They both are surrounded by taboos and observances which mark off their acts from those of the profane world.”

World Religion Wonder Magic Tradition Mark Constant Atmosphere Revelations Miraculous Taboo Profane Observance

Book:Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays

Source: Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays

“Surely knowledge of the natural world, knowledge of the human condition, knowledge of the nature and dynamics of society, knowledge of the past so that one may use it in experiencing the present and aspiring to the future--all of these, it would seem reasonable to suppose, are essential to an educated man. To these must be added another--knowledge of the products of our artistic heritage that mark the history of our esthetic wonder and delight.”

Source: On Knowing: Essays for the Left Hand

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