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 Read Quote
Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them. It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious. Alfred North Whitehead Read Quote
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. Alfred North Whitehead Read Quote
It is in literature that the concrete outlook of humanity receives its expression. Alfred North Whitehead Read Quote
It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious. Alfred North Whitehead Read Quote
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. Alfred North Whitehead Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. Alfred North Whitehead Read Quote