“There were many candidates for this office, but none, thought the bishop, of the stuff of which an archdeacon is made. And he went over in his mind the qualities he wished to find in his assistant. In the first… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“ONE must sometimes believe what one cannot understand. That is the method of the scientist as well as the mystic: faced with a universe which must be endless and infinite, he accepts it, although he cannot really imagine it. For… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
Give thanks for sorrow that teaches you pity; for pain that teaches you courage-and give exceedingly thanks for the mystery which remains a mystery… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“There were many candidates for this office, but none, thought the bishop, of the stuff of which an archdeacon is made. And he went… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“ONE must sometimes believe what one cannot understand. That is the method of the scientist as well as the mystic: faced with a universe… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“She was named Juliet, after his wife, the bishop thought, but that was not what Julia meant at all. She was far too modest… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
Where I come from Nobody knows; And where I'm going Everything goes. The wind blows, The sea flows - And nobody knows. — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“His mother on the other hand, drawing his head down to her bosom, exclaimed with a sigh, “My poor son.” And she remained silent,… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
Summer is the worst time of all to be alone. The earth is warm and lovely, free to go about in; and always somewhere… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“During this period, the legendary Louis B. Mayer contracted him to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. Nathan ultimately didn’t enjoy the experience, though the… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“I grieve for your grandparents,” continued Michael. “But after all, that was in another land, and in a different time. I need not point… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that I have always wanted to say the same thing in my books: that life is one, that mystery is… — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
Give thanks for sorrow that teaches you pity; for pain that teaches you courage. — Robert Nathan Copy Share Image
