Think of the universe as a benevolent parent. A child may want a tub of ice-cream and marshmallows, but a wise parent will give it fruits and vegetables instead. That is not what the child wants, but it is what the child needs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures.
The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
My mother taught me that the universe guides, teaches, and offers up gifts... even when bad things happen.
The only thing that makes sense is if the universe is beautiful and simple and elegant.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
The universe is more than mere matter in motion. It and we were brought into being by a Creator who seeks our good.
The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
The fundamental job of a toddler is to rule the universe.