We think in generalities, but we live in detail. Alfred North Whitehead detailgeneralitylive Change image and share on social
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. Alfred North Whitehead advancecivilizationextend Change image and share on social
It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties. Alfred North Whitehead businessdangerousduty Change image and share on social
Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized. Alfred North Whitehead civilizationcivilizeunderstand Change image and share on social
Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended. Alfred North Whitehead abilityactapprehend Change image and share on social
I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning, or destroyed it altogether. Alfred North Whitehead altogethercontextdeal share on social
But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided. Alfred North Whitehead catchdecidedestiny Change image and share on social
When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top. Alfred North Whitehead averagebottomclose Change image and share on social
Philosophy is the product of wonder. Alfred North Whitehead philosophyproduct 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
