"It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him."
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"Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.“
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