Undoubtedly we have no questions to ask which are unanswerable. We must trust the perfection of the creation so far, as to believe that whatever curiosity the order of things has awakened in our minds, the order of things can satisfy. Every man's condition is a solution in hieroglyphic to those inquiries he would put. He acts it as life, before he apprehends it as truth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We can trust that all genuine questions will eventually be answered by the order of the world.
- In plain terms
- All true questions have answers within the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust that your curiosity will eventually be satisfied.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What question are you currently asking?
- Do you trust the universe to answer?
Another view
Some questions may remain unanswerable forever.
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