![[Alternate translation:] The Divine Spirit found a sublime outlet in that wonder of analysis, that portent of the ideal world, that amphibian between being and not-being, which we call the imaginary root of negative unity.](/assets/img/quote-photos/alternate-translation-the-divine-spirit-found-a-sublime-outlet-in-that-wonder.jpg)
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science opportunity thinking
I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong. If we will only allow that, as we progress, we remain unsure, we will leave opportunities for alternatives. We will not become enthusiastic for the fact, the knowledge, the absolute truth of the day, but remain always uncertain … In order to make progress, one must leave the door to the unknown ajar. Richard P. Feynman
science measurement momentum
Unless a thing can be defined by measurement, it has no place in a theory. And since an accurate value of the momentum of a localized particle cannot be defined by measurement it therefore has no place in the theory.
science play theoretical-physics
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science progress trying
We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.
science thinking doubt
Science is a way to teach how something gets to be known, what is not known, to what extent things are known (for nothing is known absolutely), how to handle doubt and uncertainty, what the rules of evidence are, how to think about things so that judgments can be made, how to distinguish truth from fraud, and from show.
science tourists philosopher
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science reflection desire
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science errors certain
If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.
science camels world
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roots leaving
Is where you're from the place you're leaving or where you have roots? Sara Gruen
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Fear is the root of all courage Vivian Stanshall
roots drawing
Drawing is the root of everything. Vincent Van Gogh
roots people listening
Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk. Will Oldham
roots silence action
Silence, and non action are the root of all things. Zhuangzi
roots life-is wonder
After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is. Yo-Yo Ma
roots squares square-roots
The square root of I is I. Vladimir Nabokov
roots long fans
I am a fan of today's sound as long as we don't get too slick, and yet I am very reverent of my roots. Wynonna Judd
roots salt modesty
No American worth his salt should go around looking for a root. I advance this in all modesty, as a not unreasonable opinion. Wyndham Lewis
sublime sorrow christianity
Christianity has made martyrdom sublime, and sorrow triumphant. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
sublime events wonderful
What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations. Benjamin Disraeli
sublime essentials thieves
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. Denis Diderot
sublime borders ridiculous
When authors and critics talk of the sublime, they see not how nearly it borders on the ridiculous. Thomas Paine
sublime elements canyons
The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse. John Wesley Powell
sublime treasure poverty
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty. Francis of Assisi