5 December
Born in 1890 – Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter.
Above: Brigitte Helm in Lang’s 1927 film, Metropolis.
Also, born in 1901 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist.
Whenever we proceed from the known into the unknown we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word “understanding.”
Previously on December 5, Lang and Christina Rossetti.
That's a great quote. One of my theology professors used to remind us that to "understand" is to "stand under" and so we must approach the unknown with humility.