The History Of Man Is

On Our Plane Knowledge And Ignorance Are The Immemorial Adversaries.

The Ruling Passion Of The Age Is To Convert Wealth Into Debt In Order To Derive A Permanent Future Income From It - To Convert Wealth That Perishes Into Debt That Endures, Debt That Does Not Rot, Costs Nothing To Maintain, And Brings In Perennial Interest.

It Is Curious To Reflect, For Example, Upon The Remarkable Legend Of The Philosopher's Stone, One Of The Oldest And Most Universal Beliefs, The Origin Of Which, However Far Back We Penetrate Into The Records Of The Past, We Do Not Probably Trace Its Real Source.

There Is Something Sublime About Its Aloofness From And Its Indifference To Its External Environment.

The Real Value Of Science Is In The Getting, And Those Who Have Tasted The Pleasure Of Discovery Alone Know What Science Is. A Problem Solved Is Dead. A World Without Problems To Be Solved Would Be Devoid Of Science.