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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON WONDER
It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.
Aristotle (BC 384-322, Greek philosopher)
Wonder is the basis of worship.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881, Scottish philosopher, author)
The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder.
Gilbert K. Chesterton (1874-1936, British author)
Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.
M. C. Escher
Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
Abraham J. Heschel (1907-1972, Polish educator, author)
All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784, British author)
As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.
Charles Morgan (1894-1958, British writer)
Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience.
Bishop Robert South (1634-1716, British clergyman)
No wonder lasts over three days.
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