Who is there that would not, if he could, explore the untrodden yet brilliant domains of infinite space, the garden of God, ever blossoming with golden flowers, and thus acquire for himself divine wisdom? If we would become as gods, and walk with God, we must learn to partake the food, and drink the beverage, of the gods.

Nature and Culture, Chapter 1 (p. 39), Lee & Shepard. 1875