“Wonder is the basis of worship.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
Bk. I, ch. 10.
1830s, Sartor Resartus (1833–1834)
“Worship is transcendent wonder; wonder for which there is now no limit or measure; that is worship.”
1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Divinity
Context: Cannot we understand how these men worshipped Canopus; became what we call Sabeans, worshipping the stars? Such is to me the secret of all forms of Paganism. Worship is transcendent wonder; wonder for which there is now no limit or measure; that is worship.
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