"Religion claims to be in possession of an absolute truth; but its history is a history of errors and heresies. It gives us the promise and prospect of a transcendent world - far beyond the limits of our human experience - and it remains human, all too human."

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Source : Ernst Cassirer (2006). “An Essay on Man: An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture”

Ernst Cassirer

#Errors Quotes #Giving Quotes #Promise Quotes

“In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we can see that there is far too great an emphasis placed on the future.”
“Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.”
“Woe to the man who in the first moments of a love-affair does not believe that it will last forever! Woe to him who even in the arms of some mistress who has just yielded to him maintains an awareness of trouble to come and foresees that he may later tear himself away!”

Source : Benjamin Constant (2006). “Adolphe”, p.64, Penguin UK
“My household is, in a nice way, very busy.”
“The influence of (the national parks) is far beyond what is usually esteemed or usually considered. It has a relation to efficiency -- the working efficiency of the people, to their health, and particularly to their patriotism -- which would make the parks worth while, if there were not a cent of revenue in it, and if every visitor to the parks meant that the Government would have to pay a tax of $1 simply to get him there.”
“Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth.”
“Being a bad writer a thousand times first.”
“The most important step in getting a job done is the recognition of the problem. Once I recognize a problem I usually can think of someone who can work it out better than I could.”

Source : "Close-up : I'm Looking for a Market for Wisdom. Leo Szilard, Scientist". Life magazine, Vol. 51, No. 9, p. 75, September 01, 1961.

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