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As we acquire more knowledge things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious.
As we acquire more knowledge things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious.
Approximate author period: c. 1920 AD · modern
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- Albert Schweitzer
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- Approximate author period: c. 1920 AD · modern
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