C. E. M. Joad Quote

Man by the light of science can see his hands, and can catch a glimpse of himself, his past, and the patch upon which he stands; but around him in place of that known comfort and beauty he had anticipated, and in the first few moments falsely thought that he saw, is darkness still.

Philosophical Aspects of Modern Science, Chapter XI (p. 342), George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1939