Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.
—Robertson Davies, 1985Quotes
Nothing from nothing ever yet was born.
—Lucretius, c. 58 BCMen willingly believe what they wish.
—Julius Caesar, c. 50 BCThe most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of all true art and science.
—Albert Einstein, 1930There is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding.
—John Locke, 1689To ensure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough; a police force is needed as well.
—Albert Camus, 1951Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe.
—Demosthenes, 349 BCDisbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
—Tom Robbins, 1976The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.
—Italo Calvino, 1967Nothing worth knowing can be understood with the mind.
—Woody Allen, 1979Appearances often are deceiving.
—Aesop, c. 550 BCEgypt was the mother of magicians.
—Clement of Alexandria, c. 200Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
—Roald Dahl, 1990