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When over long periods of human history I scrutinized the activity of the Jewish people, suddenly there arose up in me the fearful question whether inscrutable Destiny, perhaps for reasons unknown to us poor mortals, did not, with eternal and immutable resolve, desire the final victory of this little nation. – Adolf Hitler	added by anonymous 4 years ago
With Rod, if you scratch the surface, then you get more surface. But that's him. He is inscrutable publicly. Professionally, he is devastatingly effective. He is methodical. He is thorough. – Andy White	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy! – Louise Bogan	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The inscrutable wisdom through which we exist is not less worthy of veneration in respect to what it denies us than in respect to what it has granted. – Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason	added by anonymous 13 years ago
But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable. – E. M. Forster	added by anonymous 14 years ago
America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. – David Riesman	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The quiet and solitary man apprehends the inscrutable. He seeks nothing, holds to the mean, and remains free from entanglements. – I Ching	added by anonymous 14 years ago
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy – Louise Bogan	added by anonymous 14 years ago

When over long periods of human history I scrutinized the activity of the Jewish people, suddenly there arose up in me the fearful question whether inscrutable Destiny, perhaps for reasons unknown to us poor mortals, did not, with eternal and immutable resolve, desire the final victory of this little nation.

– Adolf Hitler

added by anonymous
4 years ago

With Rod, if you scratch the surface, then you get more surface. But that's him. He is inscrutable publicly. Professionally, he is devastatingly effective. He is methodical. He is thorough.

– Andy White

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!

– Louise Bogan

added by anonymous
13 years ago

The inscrutable wisdom through which we exist is not less worthy of veneration in respect to what it denies us than in respect to what it has granted.

– Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason

added by anonymous
13 years ago

But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.

– E. M. Forster

added by anonymous
14 years ago

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.

– David Riesman

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The quiet and solitary man apprehends the inscrutable. He seeks nothing, holds to the mean, and remains free from entanglements.

– I Ching

added by anonymous
14 years ago

I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy

– Louise Bogan

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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