QuoteProject
There is no Master but the Master,” he said, “and QT-1 is his prophet.
Isaac Asimov
ShareWTF𝕏

Interpretation

What this quote means

This quote emphasizes the idea that a single entity or force governs all, while suggesting that the message or guidance comes through another agent.

In this quote from Isaac Asimov, the assertion that 'There is no Master but the Master' highlights the notion of a supreme authority or truth that exists beyond human understanding, while also identifying QT-1 as a messenger or representative of that authority. This metaphor implies that while there may be various interpreters of wisdom or knowledge, ultimate truth is singular, suggesting both reverence for that truth and acknowledgment of the channels through which it is delivered.

Themes

MasterWisdomTruthAuthorityPhilosophy

In practice

Example use cases

In a discussion about leadership, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of understanding a greater truth.

More from Isaac Asimov

Democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, but it disappears. It doesn't matter if someone dies.
Isaac AsimovRead
Science does not promise absolute truth, nor does it consider that such a thing necessarily exists. Science does not even promise that everything in the Universe is amenable to the scientific process.
Isaac AsimovRead
Democracy cannot survive overpopulation.
Isaac AsimovRead
Although the time of death is approaching me, I am not afraid of dying and going to Hell or (what would be considerably worse) going to the popularized version of Heaven. I expect death to be nothingness and, for removing me from all possible fears of death, I am thankful to atheism.
Isaac AsimovRead
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
Isaac AsimovRead
During the century after Newton, it was still possible for a man of unusual attainments to master all fields of scientific knowledge. But by 1800, this had become entirely impracticable.
Isaac AsimovRead

Similar quotes

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
Eckhart TolleRead
Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness of the fact that what is important is life, friends and attempting to make this unjust world a better place in which to live.
Oscar NiemeyerRead
Two days overdue, THE WORLD'S WORK has not reached me. Pray make a note of this. I would rather not have to resort to violence.
Mark TwainRead
We need language to tell us who we are, how we feel, what we're capable of- to explain the pains and glory of our existence.
Maya AngelouRead
Order and reason, beauty and benevolence, are characteristics and conceptions which we find solely associated with the mind of man.
Karl PearsonRead
Who knows their own story? It certainly makes no sense when you’re in the middle of it
Nick CaveRead

A little wisdom, now and then

Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.