Philosophical dialogue · Philosophical literatureWonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.SocratesPlato, Theaetetus · 400 BC★ 9.7
Essay · MagazineThe most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.Albert Einstein1930★ 4.5
Essay · Scientific literatureWonder... And not any expectation of advantage from its discoveries, is the first principle which prompts mankind to the study of Philosophy, of that science which pretends to lay open the concealed connections that unite the various appearances of nature.Adam Smith1790★ 3.6
Travel writingWe have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.Mark TwainA Tramp Abroad · 1880★ 2.0
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