When Young

They will have time enough, in those endless aeons, to attempt all things, and to gather all knowledge.  They will not be like gods, because no gods imagined by our minds have ever possessed the powers they will command.  But for all that, they may envy us, basking in the bright afterglow of Creation; for we knew the universe when it was young.
—    Arthur C. Clarke
From his book:  “Profiles of the Future“
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