“Each exists for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe.”

“We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe”

“Think of the universal substance, of which thou has a very small portion; and of universal time, of which a short and indivisible interval has been assigned to thee; and of that which is fixed by destiny, and how small a part of it thou art”

“Alexander of Whitby taught that the universe is like a tapestry only parts of which are visible to us at a time. After we are dead, we will see the whole and then it will be clear to us how the different parts relate to each other.”

“The part of life we really live is small.' For all the rest of existence is not life, but merely time.”

“What a wonderful time it is for each of us to do his or her small part in moving the work of the Lord on to its magnificent destiny.”