It belongs to the self-respect of intellect to pursue every tangle of thought to its final unravelment.
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 WhiteheadArt heightens the sense of humanity. It gives an elation to feeling which is supernatural...A million sunsets will not spur us on towards civilization. It requires Art to evoke into consciousness the finite perfections which lie ready for human achievement.
Alfred North WhiteheadIn a sense, knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows, for details are swallowed up in principles. The details for knowledge which are important, will be picked up ad hoc in each avocation of life, but the habit of the active utilization of well-understood principles is the final possession of WISDOM.
Alfred North Whitehead