If I Had Only Known, I Would

Raffiniert Ist Der Herr Gott, Aber Boshaft Ist Er Nicht. God Is Subtle, But He Is Not Malicious.

Nor Do I Take Into Account A Danger Of Starting A Chain Reaction Of A Scope Great Enough To Destroy Part Or All Of The Planet...but It Is Not Necessary To Imagine The Earth Being Destroyed Like A Nova By A Stellar Explosion To Understand Vividly The Grow Ing Scope Of Atomic War And To Recognize That Unless Another War Is Prevented It Is Likely To Bring Destruction On A Scale Never Before Held Possible, And Even Now Hardly Conceived, And That Little Civilization Would Survive It.

The Pursuit Of Truth And Beauty Is A Sphere Of Activity In Which We Are Permitted To Remain Children All Our Lives.

From The Viewpoint Of A Jesuit Priest I Am, Of Course, And Have Always Been An Atheist.

The Mind That Opens To A New Idea Never Returns To Its Original Size