Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain

Quote by Tryon Edwards

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Mystery Quotes

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...

Whoever in prayer can say, Our Father, acknowledges and should feel the brotherhood of the...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength,...

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength,...

The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon...

The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon...

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

I was in a bar the other night, hopping from barstool to barstool, trying to...

I was in a bar the other night, hopping from barstool to barstool, trying to...