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There is a point at which man's mind must fall back baffled by the great mystery which surrounds him. Reflect and reason, search and probe as much as he can, he can go no farther. But this does not mean that his life is meaningless or that the universe is meaningless. Only a being superior to man might possibly penetrate this mystery. Therefore let him work within his own inescapable limits. It is futile to nurture wild ambitions which he is not qualified to realize. In short, let him know himself. He may then have a key to better knowledge of other things, especially of the meaning of his own life.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 5 : Self-Development > # 248