proverb · Words worth keeping
Everything unknown passes for miraculous.
Everything unknown passes for miraculous.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Unknown things passing for miraculous contrasts a gap in understanding with an extraordinary explanation. The saying questions wonder treated as proof.
What the words are saying
The universal wording exaggerates a possible response to uncertainty. A useful reading separates not knowing an explanation from knowing that an event is supernatural. It does not dismiss every spiritual belief or assume that every unfamiliar experience already has a complete explanation.
Everyday example
Someone acknowledges uncertainty about an event rather than treating the gap as proof of a miracle.
When to use it
Use it to distinguish uncertainty from a demonstrated explanation.
What it does not mean
No universal response to the unknown or verified denial of spiritual beliefs is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 714; PDF page 66; collection label: Latin
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- Culture
- Latin