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Arthur SchopenhauerThe more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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William BlakeIn the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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Oscar WildeThe mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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William ShakespeareThere are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in our philosophy.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Hamlet

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Francis BaconThe job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Winston ChurchillI cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Immanuel KantThe wish to talk to God is absurd. We cannot talk to one we cannot comprehend — and we cannot comprehend God; we can only believe in Him.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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Blaise PascalYou always admire what you really don't understand.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Charles Caleb ColtonMystery is not profoundness.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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Eugene IonescoAll the plays that have ever been written, from ancient Greece to the present day, have never really been anything but thrillers... Every play is an investigation brought to a successful conclusion.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Albert EinsteinThe most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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William BlakeMysteries are not to be solved. They eye goes blind when it only wants to see why.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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Lord ByronWhere there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.

—  Lord Byron, 1788-1824, British poet

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Paul ValeryThe advantage of the incomprehensible is that it never loses its freshness.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Elbert HubbardThe supernatural is the natural not yet understood.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Eugene IonescoExplanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Thomas CarlyleSecrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Ludwig WittgensteinThe mystical is not how the world is, but that it is.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

Odysseas ElytisA naked body is the only extension of the imaginary line that unites us with the unknown.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Odysseas ElytisInfinity exists for us as the language for the deaf.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Rainer Maria RilkeWhat would a God be without the cloud that protects and covers him?

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Theodore AdornoArt as a whole is a riddle. Another way of putting this is to say that art expresses something while at the same time hiding it.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

Henry de MontherlantThe mystery of man is that woman can love him.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Salvador DaliPeople love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Edgar Allan PoeI wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

—  Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer

Joseph ConradThere is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.

—  Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaThe mystery turns to dust if unskillful hands unroll the papyrus.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Rainer Maria RilkeSo we are grasped by what we cannot grasp.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Latin Quotes

TacitusEverything unknown seems magnificent.

Omne ignotum pro magnifico.

—  Tacitus, 55-120 AD, Roman historian

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