Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

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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;...

Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced

Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced

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...

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,...

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what...

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

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

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

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct from ability, which is capacity to act wisely...

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct from ability, which is capacity to act wisely...

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

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

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded...

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded...

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

The silly question is the first intimation of some totally new development

The silly question is the first intimation of some totally new development

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge

Knowledge keeps no better than fish

Knowledge keeps no better than fish

Knowledge is always accompanied with accessories of emotion and purpose

Knowledge is always accompanied with accessories of emotion and purpose

In the conditions of modern life the rule is absolute, the race which does not...

In the conditions of modern life the rule is absolute, the race which does not...

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of infinitude we are surrounded...

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of infinitude we are surrounded...

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from...

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from...

Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger....

Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger....

A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together

A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together