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Quotes About Secular wisdom

Vilna Gaon was also an expert in nearly all secular wisdom of his time, for he felt that such knowledge enhanced the understanding of many aspects of Torah and Kabbalah; he even left several volumes which deal with mathematics and astronomy (personal testimony of the Vilna Gaon's children in the introduction of the Hebrew text of this book)/
~ Aharon Feldman
London the secular city instructs him: turn any corner and he can find himself inside a parable.
~ Thomas Pynchon
Skill in secular employments is God's gift, and comes from above, Jam. 1:17.
~ Matthew Henry