"What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?"

Wonder, Philosophy, Curiosity, Cats, Existence

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"What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?"

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"We would sift through every inch of what it was that worked, or if it didn't, and wonder what was effective in it, in terms of paint, the subject matter, the size, the drawing."

Helen Frankenthaler, American Artist

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"Wonder exist in every act of life."

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"Time machines, magic portals, transporters, worm holes, flying carpets, relocation charms-such things do exist. They're called books."

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"Lights twinkled in little casements; which lights, as the casements darkened, and more stars came out, seemed to have shot up into the sky instead of having been extinguished."

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"A schoolboy's tale the wonder of an hour!"

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"The table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

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"We are perishing for want of wonder, not for want of wonders."

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R.V.M., Indian Author

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"The wonder of life shouldn't be squandered on insignificant or unbeneficial experiences."

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"It's too late to be studying Hebrew, it's more important to understand even the slang of today."

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"Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth."

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"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment."

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"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."

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"God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to us."

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"I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things."

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"Be not simply good - be good for something."

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"The book exists for us perchance which will explain our miracles and reveal new ones. The at present unutterable things we may find somewhere uttered. These same questions that disturb and puzzle and confound us have in their turn occurred to all the wise men; not one has been omitted; and each has answered them, according to his ability, by his words and his life."

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"As some heads cannot carry much wine, so it would seem that I cannot bear so much society as you can. I have an immense appetite for solitude, like an infant for sleep, and if I don't get enough of it this year I shall cry all the next."

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"A man thinking or working will always be alone, let him be where he will."

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