Alfred North Whitehead ( 10 of 23 )
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.
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
Common sense is genius in homespun.
Common sense is genius in homespun.
One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of wandering.
One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of wandering.
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
The power of God is the worship He inspires. That religion is strong which in its ritual and its modes read more
The power of God is the worship He inspires. That religion is strong which in its ritual and its modes of thought evokes an apprehension of the commanding vision. The worship of God is not a rule of safety: it is an adventure of the spirit, a flight after the unattainable. The death of religion comes with the repression of the high hope of adventure.
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that read more
There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
Seek simplicity, and distrust it.
Seek simplicity, and distrust it.
