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

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

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When success turns a man's head he faces failure

When success turns a man's head he faces failure

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...

We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed...

We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed...

An enormous part of our mature experience cannot not be expressed in words.

An enormous part of our mature experience cannot not be expressed in words.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery

The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.

The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.

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,...

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

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.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness.

Knowledge is always accompanied with accessories of emotion and purpose

Knowledge is always accompanied with accessories of emotion and purpose

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...

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

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

Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.

Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.

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

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

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame;...

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame;...

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...

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything,...

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything,...

But because it was able to balance that kind of humor with a sweet story...

But because it was able to balance that kind of humor with a sweet story...