Religion is the last refuge of human savagery. Alfred North Whitehead humanrefugereligion Change image and share on social
The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. Alfred North Whitehead characterizationconsisteuropean Change image and share on social
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature. Alfred North Whitehead absencebiblehumor Change image and share on social
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. Alfred North Whitehead amidartchange Change image and share on social
Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language. Alfred North Whitehead apprehensiondimdrive Change image and share on social
An enormous part of our mature experience cannot not be expressed in words. Alfred North Whitehead enormousexperienceexpress Change image and share on social
Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it. Alfred North Whitehead discoverimportance Change image and share on social
The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy. Alfred North Whitehead deepdefinitionlife Change image and share on social
Every philosophy is tinged with the coloring of some secret imaginative background, which never emerges explicitly into its train of reasoning. Alfred North Whitehead backgroundcoloreemerge Change image and share on social
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. Alfred North Whitehead beginendphilosophic Change image and share on social
