The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it.

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

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

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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;...

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

In all education the main cause of failure is staleness

Without adventure civilization is in full decay.

Without adventure civilization is in full decay.

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...

In the conditions of modern life the rule is absolute, the race which does not...

In the conditions of modern life the rule is absolute, the race which does not...

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

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

Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.

Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an...

Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an...