Alfred North Whitehead

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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Without adventure civilization is in full decay. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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If a dog jumps into 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. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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Seek simplicity but distrust it. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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