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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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...

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

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

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

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 all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

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...

Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them. It requires a very unusual...

Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them. It requires a very unusual...

Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.

Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.

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;...

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...

One main factor in the upward trend of animal life has been the power of...

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...

There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them...

There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them...

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a...

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a...

It is in literature that the concrete outlook of humanity receives its expression.

It is in literature that the concrete outlook of humanity receives its expression.

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of...

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of...

Military intelligence interrogators, however, their goal is to get information, to save lives, to stop...

Military intelligence interrogators, however, their goal is to get information, to save lives, to stop...