“Our intellect is not intended to be an end in itself, but only a means to the very mind of God.”
Wonder knows that while you cannot look at the light, you cannot look at anything else without it. It is not exhausted by childhood, but finds its key there. It is a journey like a walk through the woods over the usual obstacles and around the common distractions while the voice of direction leads, saying, 'This is the way, walk ye in it.'
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“Our intellect is not intended to be an end in itself, but only a means to the very mind of God.”
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