Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.
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Michel De Montaigne
I'm telling you, you really should stick to mating within your species, whatever that is.'' I would, ' I said, 'but unfortunately, there are no gorgeous, all-powerful, all-knowing gods around here. I'd even settle for a demigod. It's a step down, I know. But alas,...
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Kristin Walker
I, while the gods laugh, the world's vortex am; Maelström of passions in that hidden sea Whose waves of all-time lap the coasts of me; And in small compass the dark waters cram.
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Mervyn Peake
While it was well within their powers to toy around with mortals like hapless puppets, deeper human workings remained elusive to them. The heart, the soul, the very foundation of man’s nature–those were mysteries to the gods, for all their manipulations.
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Hayden Thorne
There’s no such thing as `one, true way’; the only answers worth having are the ones you find for yourself; leave the world better than you found it. Love, freedom, and the chance to do some good – they’re the things worth living and dying...
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Mercedes Lackey
More Quotes By Arthur C. Clarke
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.
But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger.
Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. Each grows out of the other, and we need them all.
