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...the true nature of this great religion can be understood only if we emphasize not so much the broad divisions into Digambar and Shvetambar denominations but direct our probe into the importance and rationale of small sub-divisions. There are two major factors behind the unity of Jainism despite these divisions; one, attempts by all to unravel the original philosophy and practice of the devotees of Jin, and, two, the overarching philosophy credo of the many – pointed nature of truth (anekanta and syadavad) in Jainism.
Kendal Folkert— Quoted in Faith & Philosophy of Jainism, p. 142.
It is a maxim of cryptology that what one man can devise, another can unravel. This principle keeps armies of tax lawyers and accountants employed, but adds nothing to our national productivity.
Walter Bigelow Wriston— 1986 Risk and Other Four-LettersWords.
Poets don’t draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.
jean cocteau— Dessins (1924), as quoted by Pierre Chanel in "A Thousand Flashes of Genius", Jean Cocteau and the French Scene (1984)
In conclusion, if you want to unravel the multitude of secrets of chess then don't begrudge the time.
garry kasparov— Learn Chess with Gary Kasparov
As they say in Discworld, we are trying to unravel the Mighty Infinite using a language which was designed to tell one another where the fresh fruit was.
terry pratchett— Relatively Einstein episode 3, "Fantasy Physics" (18 January 2005); the Discworld version of this statement appears in Night Watch (2002)
Secrets of the cosmos will begin to unravel. I, for one, can't wait.
lisa randall— Ch. 25 (Warped Passages: Unraveling the Universe's Hidden Dimensions (2005))
O, our feeble tests of greatness! Look for one so calm of soulAs to take the even chalice of his life and drink the whole.Noble deeds are held in honor, but the wide world sorely needsHearts of patience to unravel this, — the worth of common deeds.
edmund clarence stedman— "Flood-Tide" (1860).
Veronica solves little puzzles because she, like all of us, cannot unravel the bigger ones.
joss whedon— Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season Reviewed by Joss Whedon[3]
The truly awesome intellectuals in our history have not merely made discoveries; they have woven variegated, but firm, tapestries of comprehensive coverage. The tapestries have various fates: Most burn or unravel in the footsteps of time and the fires of later discovery. But their glory lies in their integrity as unified structures of great complexity and broad implication.
stephen jay gould— "Men of the Thirty-Third Division: An Essay on Integrity", p. 125
The Savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. There are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith: a demand for absolute obedience; a readiness to attempt the impossible; a bias for simple solutions to cut the knot rather than unravel it; the viewing of compromise as surrender; the tendency to manipulate people and "experiment with blood." Both absolute power and absolute faith are instruments of dehumanization. Hence absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
Eric Hoffer— Reflections on the Human Condition, Section 13; often the final portion of this is quoted alone as: "Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power."
Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. – In a world where everything is doubtful, and where we may be disappointed, and be blessed in disappointment, why this restless stir and commotion of mind? – Can it alter the cause, or unravel the mystery of human events?
— Often misattributed to Tryon Edwards. This quote does appear on p. 23 of Edwards' compilation, A Dictionary of Thoughts; however, it is clearly identified there as a quote by Hugh Blair, the Scottish author and preacher.
— A genuine Tryon Edwards quote on the subject of anxiety appears above in the Sourced section (from p. 22 of A Dictionary of Thoughts)
The general systems movement has taken up the task of helping scientists unravel complexity, technologists to master it, and others to learn to live with it.
— Gerald Weinberg (1975) Introduction to General Systems Thinking. p. 3
