It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious.

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

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

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

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...

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...

It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

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;...

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

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

Every philosophy is tinged with the coloring of some secret imaginative background, which never emerges...

Every philosophy is tinged with the coloring of some secret imaginative background, which never emerges...

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...

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...

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...

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

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...

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...

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...

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...

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

We want consumers to say, 'That's a hell of a product' instead of, 'That's a...

We want consumers to say, 'That's a hell of a product' instead of, 'That's a...