116. Stars and Grains of Sand

We do not say that we have discovered all; that our doctrines are the

all in all of truth. We know of no end to the development of man. We

cannot unravel the infinite complications of matter and force. The

history of one monad is as unknown as that of the universe; one drop of

water is as wonderful as all the seas; one leaf, as all the forests; and

one grain of sand, as all the stars.

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