Education which is not modern share the fate of all organic things which are kept too long.
Alfred North WhiteheadThe consequences of a plethora of half-digested theoretical knowledge are deplorable.
Alfred North WhiteheadInventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much closer to the truth. The basis of growth of modern invention is science, and science is almost wholly the outgrowth of pleasurable intellectual curiosity.
Alfred North Whitehead