"For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation is possible."
— Franz Werfel

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in Philippine Studies (1953) by Ateneo de Manila, p. 269; also in Everest : The Mountaineering History (2000) by Walt Unsworth, p. 100; but this has also been attributed to Ignatius of Loyola in Think of an Elephant : Combining Science and Spirituality for a Better Life (2007) by Paul Bailey