#verse

In our depths, I think we all feel very small in relation to the greater universe and God. ↗

— Jessi Colter

#feel #god #greater #i #i think

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect. ↗

— Paul Valery

#inner #intellect #our #plan #present

The Climber did not interfere. He praised the education I had received, and approved greatly of our immersions, just after birth, by the Sages, adding maliciously that nothing so sharpened the wits as a passion somewhat out of the common. (“The Story of Princess Zulkais and the Prince Kalilah”) ↗

— William Beckford

#perversity #education

Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. ↗

— Nicolaus Copernicus

#finally #himself #place #shall #sun

It's really hard to think of one kind of magic as a favorite. I've been really fortunate in that I've been able to perform such a diverse range of things. ↗

— David Copperfield

#been #diverse #favorite #fortunate #hard

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#absolute power #against #am #i #i am

Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#being #came #conversely #doing #good

The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for any other life forms, and in forty years of searching, none has been discovered. There is absolutely no evidentiary reason to maintain this belief. ↗

— Michael Crichton

#any #been #belief #discovered #evidence

In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#changing #contempt #eventually #expanding #find

I have never grown out of the infantile belief that the universe was made for me to suck. ↗

— Aleister Crowley

#grown #i #infantile #made #me