I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning , or destroyed it altogether.

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise

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...

Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them.

Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change.

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational...

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational...

Seek simplicity but distrust it

Seek simplicity but distrust it

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what...

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what...

If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have...

If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have...

Success always occurs in private and failure in full public view.

Success always occurs in private and failure in full public view.

Without failure there is no sweetness in success. There's no understanding of it.

Without failure there is no sweetness in success. There's no understanding of it.