"Knowledge often spoils devotion."

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Source : Kate Horsley (2002). “Confessions of a Pagan Nun: A Novel”, p.31, Shambhala Publications

Kate Horsley

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“Words are intermediary between thought and things. We express ourselves really not through words, which are only signs, but through what they signify - through things.”

Source : George Edward Woodberry (1920). “Collected Essays: The torch and other lectures and addresses”
“In this world are very few things made from logic alone. It is illogical for man to be too logical. Some things we must just let stand. The mystery is more important than any possible explanation. The searcher after truth must search with humanity. Ruthless logic is the sign of a limited mind. The truth can only add to the sum of what you know, while a harmless mystery left unexplored often adds to the meaning of life. When a truth is not so important, it is better left as a mystery.”

Source : "My mysterious, inspiring J. J. Abrams Mystery Box" by John Baichtal, www.wired.com. July 14, 2009.
“Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with retirement or disability, Americans as a whole should come to their aid.”

Source : "Online Extra: The Free Market's "Softer Side"". Interview with Lee Walczak, www.bloomberg.com. March 17, 2005.
“I have a red line against the Americans.”
“Don't think and then write it down. Think on paper.”
“(Those who) impute such actions to God, as make Him resemble the worst of beings, and so run into downright Demonism.”
“When I was a child, I did always feel that people were hiding things, and that they weren't expressing their true feelings. When adults are too complicated, and cover their emotions with layers of well-intentioned subterfuge, the child isn't seeing reality clearly enough and gets upset.”
“I think all of the best nonfiction that has ever been made comes from the result of someone who can't stop thinking about a certain topic - a very specific aspect of a certain topic in some cases. And second, they got really good at figuring out what they had to say about it.”

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