A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what has been and what may be; and so long as it is nerved by the vigor to adventure beyond the safeties of the past. Without…

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;...

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...

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of...

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of...

Philosophy is the product of wonder.

Philosophy is the product of wonder.

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.

Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.

We think in generalities, but we live in detail.

We think in generalities, but we live in detail.

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,...

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 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...

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

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

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, Seek simplicity and...

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, Seek simplicity and...

When success turns a man's head he faces failure

When success turns a man's head he faces failure

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...

Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination.

Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination.

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...

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...

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 received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from...

The received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from...

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...