Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.
Alfred North WhiteheadWhenever a text-book is written of real educational worth, you may be quite certain that some reviewer will say that it will be difficult to teach from it. Of course it will be difficult to teach from it. It it were easy, the book ought to be burned.
Alfred North WhiteheadI would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me.
Alfred North WhiteheadThe world is shocked, or amused, by the sight of saintly old people hindering in the name of morality the removal of obvious brutalities from a legal system.
Alfred North WhiteheadEvery epoch has its character determined by the way its population reacts to the material events which they encounter.
Alfred North WhiteheadOther nations of different habits are not enemies: they are godsends. Men require of their neighbours something sufficiently akin to be understood, something sufficiently different to provoke attention, and something great enough to command admiration. We must not expect, however, all the virtues.
Alfred North Whitehead