"The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder."
"There are parts of a ship which taken by themselves would sink. The engine would sink. The propeller would sink. But when the parts of a ship are built together, they float. So with the events of my life. Some have been tragic. Some have been happy. But when they are built together, they form a craft that floats and is going places. And I am comforted."
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Source: Ralph Washington Sockman (1958). “Mans̓ First Love: The Great Commandment”
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