Quotes about Discovery

There is treasure buried in the field of every one of our days, even the bleakest or dullest, and it is our business, as we journey, to keep our eyes peeled for it.

People are prepared for everything except for the fact that beyond the darkness of their blindness there is a great light. They are prepared to go on breaking their backs plowing the same old field until the cows come home without seeing, until they stub their toes on it, that there is a treasure buried in that field rich enough to buy Texas.

What is discovered may be abused, but that does not mean the discovery was evil.

There were only two classes of people who heard the cry Christmas night: shepherds and wise men. Shepherds: those who know they know nothing. Wise men: those who know they do not know everything. Only the very simple and very learned discovered God - never the man with one book.

Divinity is always where one least expects to find it.

I wish I was one of those persnickety types who buys guidebooks and studies them, but I don't have the inclination or time. I'm more of a 'get on the plane, arrive at the destination and see what happens' kind of traveler.

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.

The movement of search can only be from the known to the known, and all that the mind can do is to be aware that this movement will never uncover the unknown. Any movement on the part of the known is still within the field of the known.

They say stay in the lines, but there's always something better on the other side.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Counting one thousand gifts, I discovered I could count on God.

There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind.