Creation Quote by Anonymous
![“This act [creation], as it is for God, must always remain totally inconceivable to man. For we--even our poets and musicians and inventors--never, in the ultimate sense make. We only build. We always have materials to build from. All we can know about the act of creation must be derived from what…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd5/anonymous-1_creation_this-act-creation-as-it-is-for-god-must_835704.jpg)
“This act [creation], as it is for God, must always remain totally inconceivable to man. For we--even our poets and musicians and inventors--never, in the ultimate sense make. We only build. We always have materials to build from. All we can know about the act of creation must be derived from what we can gather about the relation of the creatures to their Creator”
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Nature of Creation, 2020
Creation is beyond human comprehension; we only assemble from existing materials.
In simple terms: We build, not truly create from nothing.
Key Takeaway
Accept limits of human creativity.
Themes
creation
humility
knowledge
Mood
thoughtful
inquisitive
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- artistic practice
- scientific research
- innovation
- spiritual reflection
Key Concepts
metaphysics
epistemology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you reconcile building with originality?
- What is the role of the divine in human creation?
A Different Perspective
May undervalue original breakthroughs.
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
