Alfred North Whitehead ( 10 of 23 )
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, read more
Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
Every really new idea looks crazy at first.
Every really new idea looks crazy at first.
But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our read more
But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided.
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.
The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.
The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does read more
If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order. Life refuses to be read more
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order. Life refuses to be embalmed alive.
