Alfred North WhiteheadA collection of 22 posts

Technology

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we c...

Success

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. Th...

Religion

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

Pet

If a dog jumps into your lap it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does ...

Nature

Speech is human nature itself with none of the artificiality of written languag...

Knowledge

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Knowledge

In formal logic a contradiction is the signal of defeat but in the evolution o...

Intelligence

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious.

Intelligence

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability which is capaci...

Imagination

Fools act on imagination without knowledge pedants act on knowledge without ima...