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Universe Quotes by Alain de Botton
- Sublime places repeat in grand terms a lesson that ordinary life typically teaches viciously: that the universe is mightier than we are, that we are…
- So many complaints boil down to the belly ache of the fragile, mortal, ignored ego in a vast and indifferent universe.
- Man seems merely dust postponed: the sublime as an encounter - pleasurable, intoxicating, even - with human weakness in the face of strength, age and…
- The universe is large and we are tiny, without the need for further religious superstructure. One can have so-called spiritual moments without belief in the…
More Universe Quotes
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. — Marcus Aurelius
- Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing… — Marcus Aurelius
- Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky,… — Sai Baba
- Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it. — James A. Baldwin
- The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit. — Ansel Adams
- There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here,… — Douglas Adams
- In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a… — Douglas Adams
- The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl. — Dave Barry
- The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. — Scott Adams
- The principle of subordination is the great bond of union and harmony through the universe. — Catharine Beecher
- If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from. — Robert Benchley