Quote by Delos Banning McKown

The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.

The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.

Summary

This quote suggests that things that are invisible, or unable to be perceived or understood, can easily be mistaken for things that do not exist at all. It implies that just because something cannot be seen or proven, it does not mean it is nonexistent. It serves as a reminder to not dismiss or overlook things simply because they are not immediately evident to the senses. It also highlights the importance of keeping an open mind and considering alternative possibilities beyond what can be readily observed.

Topics

Religion Science Reason

By Delos Banning McKown

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental prin

From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery.

Cardinal J. Newman

I began to suspect that the ultimate sacrifice isn't death a

I began to suspect that the ultimate sacrifice isn't death after all; the ultimate sacrifice is willingly bearing the fullest penalty for your own actions.

Orson Scott Card

In general I do not draw well with literary men -- not that

In general I do not draw well with literary men -- not that I dislike them but I never know what to say to them after I have praised their last publication.

Lord (George Gordon) Byron

Authors & Writing

The food here is so tasteless you could eat a meal of it and

The food here is so tasteless you could eat a meal of it and belch and it wouldn't remind you of anything.

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

I think so,' said Professor McGonagall dryly, 'we teachers a

I think so,' said Professor McGonagall dryly, 'we teachers are rather good at magic, you know.

Harry Potter Minerva Mcgonagall

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and p

To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It's easy to say no, even if it means dying.

Rest, Logan said. Both of you. His caressing gaze moved over

Rest, Logan said. Both of you. His caressing gaze moved over his wife and infant daughter.I'll watch over you.Love me? Madeline asked with a faint smile, and yawned again.It used to be love. He brushed his lips over her closed eyelids. Now there's no word for it.You once told me that you thought love was a weakness.I was wrong, he whispered, kissing the corners of her mouth. I've discovered it's my onlystrength.Madeline fell asleep with a smile still on her lips, her hand curled around his.

Heaven and Earth are meeting in a storm that, when it's over

Heaven and Earth are meeting in a storm that, when it's over, will leave the air purer and the leaves fertile, but before that happens, houses will be destroyed, centuries- old trees will topple, paradises will be flooded.

Heaven Earth Beginning New

I met a lot of great people in Saudi Arabia and I'd like to

I met a lot of great people in Saudi Arabia and I'd like to see them again. And I'd love to spend more time in the desert and in the mountains. I felt really at home there.

If you set your heart upon philosophy, you must straightway

If you set your heart upon philosophy, you must straightway prepare yourself to be laughed at and mocked by many who will say Behold a philosopher arisen among us! or How came you by that brow of scorn? But do you cherish no scorn, but hold to those things which seem to you the best, as one set by God in that place. Remember too, that if you abide in those ways, those who first mocked you, the same shall afterwards reverence you; but if you yield to them, you will be laughed at twice as much as before.