If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
Edward AbbeyOnly a fool would leave the enjoyment of rainbows to the opticians. Or give the science of optics the last word on the matter.
Edward AbbeyThere's another disadvantage to the use of the flashlight: like many other mechanical gadgets it tends to separate a man from the world around him. If I switch it on my eyes adapt to it and I can see only the small pool of light it makes in front of me; I am isolated. Leaving the flashlight in my pocket where it belongs, I remain a part of the environment I walk through and my vision though limited has no sharp or definite boundary.
Edward Abbey