Victor HugoWithout seeking to comprehend the incomprehensible, he gazed upon it. He did not study God; he was dazzled by Him.
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Abraham Lincoln said, “Without seeking to comprehend the incomprehensible, he gazed upon it. He did not study God; he was dazzled by Him.” The idea here is that there are things that are so great and powerful that we cannot comprehend them and we cannot comprehend them because we do not seek to understand them.
Source: Les MisaRables
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