Quote of the day
Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth; some of its rivals do. That science is in some respects inhuman may be the secret of its success in alleviating human misery and mitigating human stupidity.
Nicholas Roerich
Born: October 9, 1874
Died: December 13, 1947 (aged 73)
Bio: Nicholas Roerich, also know as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, perceived by some in Russia as an enlightener, philosopher, and public figure, who in his youth was influenced by a movement in Russian society around the spiritual.
Known for:
- Altai-Himalaya (1929)
- Flame in Chalice
- Shambhala (1930)
- Realm of Light (1931)
- Shambhala the Resplendent
Nicholas Roerich Quotes