On the wall of my study hangs the most beautiful and awesome
picture of a miracle I have ever seen. It is so incredibly fantastic
it literally boggles the mind. It is a picture of this round, blue
earth suspended in space taken by an astronaut in Apollo 17.


Are all the laws of being and existence fully known by
the scientist


He who allows his moods to determine reality makes
grievous errors


Complete history is not limited to our time only, but extends
to all time. Perhaps it even transcends time altogether. Ignorance
is the space between the two


The failure to achieve an answer to our most perplexing
questions does not mean there is no answer at all


Plato, that wise philosopher who lived during a time when
philosophy was a noble pursuit because it dealt with wisdom
instead of abstractions, wisely learned that there is a limit to
man’s knowing, and beyond that he must depend on revelation


Perhaps advanced imagination, of which there is a dearth, is superior to unadvanced intellect, of which there is plenty



Perhaps we catch a more valid glimpse of reality when,
during those rare and temporary moments we are lifted
out of the fundamental and familiar and we become
enraptured by the harmony, beauty and complexity of a
simple leaf of a magnificent tree, or the sound of music
lilting across the room lofting us into a different state of
being


Of all questions entering the mind of the sincere truth-seeker
these are the most persistent: What is faith? Who am I, where
did I come from, and where am I going? You may ignore them,
but they will not ignore you


Do you think the death of the body is the worst thing
that can happen to you? Well, it isn’t. Death of the spirit is!