Unknown Quotes

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Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all. — Yvon Chouinard
Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown. — Frances Wright
Persons visited by the angel quiver with a thrill unknown to the rest of mankind — Gaston Leroux
Thank God for the battle verses in the Bible. We go into the unknown every day of our lives, and especially every Monday morning, for… — Amy Carmichael
How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you? — Rebecca Solnit
It is the job of artists to open doors and invite in prophesies, the unknown, the unfamiliar; itâ€™s where their work comes from, although its… — Rebecca Solnit
My head is bursting with the joy of the unknown. My heart is expanding a thousand fold. — Unknown Author
A new day is here. Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is unknown. Now is the knowing. — Ajahn Sumedho
People who speak or act in an ordinary fashion are most likely to be those who have been the recipients of higher experiences. But because… — Idries Shah
It is an absolutely vain endeavor to attempt to reconstruct or even comprehend the nature of a human being by simply knowing the forces which… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
Repetition brings familiarity, and familiarity is the opposite of the unknown. — Steven Levenkron
Mankind is divided into two basic sorts: those who find the unknown future threatening ... and those who find it thrilling. The rupture between those… — Spider Robinson
What is it about maps and globes that seems to require our undivided attention? I've spent hours looking at maps of places I will never… — Dan Kieran
The most promising words ever written on the maps of human knowledge are terra incognita, unknown territory. — Daniel J. Boorstin
Each culture has some knowledge. That's why I studied with Saj Dev, an Indian flute player. That's why I studied Stockhausen's music. The pygmies' music… — Yusef Lateef
All my ambition is, I own, to profit and to please unknown; like streams supplied from springs below, which scatter blessings as they go. — Unknown Author
We believe in taking down the barriers, but we also believe in the most energetic reconciliation among peoples by getting them to know each other,… — Betty Williams
Mind you, I have had in my sojourn on earth as good a time of it as any man, so I can speak with some… — Robert Baden-Powell
I have come to believe that this is a mighty continent which was hitherto unknown. I am greatly supported in this view by reason of… — Christopher Columbus
POVERTY, n. A file provided for the teeth of the rats of reform. Its victims are distinguished by possession of all the virtues and by… — Ambrose Bierce

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