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.

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Cats Quotes, Dogs Quotes

Common sense is genius in homespun.

Common sense is genius in homespun.

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you;...

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you;...

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to...

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then...

What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then...

Without adventure civilization is in full decay.

Without adventure civilization is in full decay.

When better business decisions are made, economists won't make them.

When better business decisions are made, economists won't make them.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you;...

If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you;...

Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.

Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.

When success turns a man's head he faces failure

When success turns a man's head he faces failure

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.

I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence...

I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence...

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about...

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about...

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's...

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's...

But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that,...

But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that,...

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise...

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise...

Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.

Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of...

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of...