Great Throughts Treasury

"By equating God and the universe, we give back to the world what long ago was taken away. The world we live in, with our thoughts, passions, delights, and whatever stirs the mortal frame, must surely take on a deeper meaning. Songs are more than longitudinal sound vibrations, sunsets more than transverse electromagnetic oscillations, inspirations more than the discharge of neurons, all touched with a mystery that deepens, the more we contemplate and seek to understand."

"Why are the heavens not filled with light? Why is the universe plunged into darkness?"

"Hydrogen is a light, odorless gas, which, given enough time, turns into people."