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Magic begins in superstition, and ends in science. ... At every step the history of civilization teaches us how slight and superficial a structure civ...more

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So the story of man runs in a dreary circle, because he is not yet master of the earth that holds him.

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Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.

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Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.

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Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

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All science is a charted ignorance and belongs to Maya.

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And last are the few whose delight is in meditation and understanding; who yearn not for goods, nor for victory, but for knowledge; who leave both mar...more