The paradox is now fully established that the utmost abstractions are the true weapons with which to control our thought of concrete fact.
Alfred North WhiteheadSpeech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.
Alfred North WhiteheadPhilosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.
Alfred North WhiteheadNo one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
Alfred North WhiteheadI put forward as a general definition of civilization, that a civilized society is exhibiting the five qualities of Truth, Beauty, Adventure, Art, Peace.
Alfred North WhiteheadFor successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested with some novelty of application to the new world of new times. Knowledge does not keep any better than fish. You may be dealing with knowledge of the old species, with some old truth; but somehow it must come to the students, as it were, just drawn out of the sea and with the freshness of its immediate importance.
Alfred North Whitehead