Seek simplicity but distrust it

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Simplicity Quotes, Trust Quotes

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...

Philosophy is the product of wonder.

Philosophy is the product of wonder.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

The Day of Judgment is an important notion: but that Day is always with us

The Day of Judgment is an important notion: but that Day is always with us

Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its...

Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its...

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of infinitude we are surrounded...

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of infinitude we are surrounded...

No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not...

No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not...

Knowledge keeps no better than fish

Knowledge keeps no better than fish

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.

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...

Man can acquire accomplishments or he can become an animal, whichever he wants. God makes...

Man can acquire accomplishments or he can become an animal, whichever he wants. God makes...

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...

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.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.

When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.

Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.

Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.

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...

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

You have to begin to lose your memory, if only in bits and pieces, to...

You have to begin to lose your memory, if only in bits and pieces, to...