Scientists are peeping toms at the keyhole of eternity.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that scientists are like people who secretly watch others through a small hole, trying to understand the mysteries of the universe. It means that scientists are always trying to uncover the secrets of the world and the universe, even though they can only see a small part of the bigger picture.
About Arthur Koestler
Arthur Koestler was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist who gained international fame for his anti-totalitarian novel ‘Darkness at Noon’. He was involved with the Communist Party of Germany in the 1930s, but later became disillusioned with Stalinism. Koestler received several prestigious awards and honors during his lifetime, but sadly died by suicide in 1983 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and terminal leukemia.
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Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means.
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Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.
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The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.
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True creativity often starts where language ends.
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