Art Quote by John Donne

Let me arrest thy thoughts; wonder with me, why plowing, building, ruling and the rest, or most of those arts, whence our lives are…

— John Donne

SCIENCE! thou fair effusive ray From the great source of mental Day, Free, generous, and refin'd! Descend with all thy treasures fraught, Illumine each…

— Mark Akenside

We are beginning to regain a knowledge of Creation, a knowledge forfeited by the fall of Adam. By God's mercy we can begin to…

— Martin Luther

Our thoughts ought by instinct to fly upwards from animals, men and natural objects to their creator. If created things are so utterly lovely,…

— Anthony of Padua

“I will give you intelligence," submitted the Creator, "enough knowledge to destroy everything on earth, but you will have to use it." "Done!" said…

— Joseph Heller

Our sense of wonder is a blessing from God, given so that we would be continually amazed at His beauty and creation.

— Ravi Zacharias

“Once upon a time man conceived the belief that this universe, with its many worlds swinging through space, was created for him. He fancied…

— Adeline Knapp

By cutting ourselves off from the rest of creation, we are left bereft of awe and wonder and therefore of reverence and gratitude. We…

— Matthew Fox

Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe. Each day enrapture me…

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.

— Abraham Cowley

“human nature of their origins runs counter to the prevailing cultural view of the ancient Near East. In the Genesis narrative, we see man…

— Timothy Keller

“It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made, that we exist. That discovery is called the Fall…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson