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Alfred North Whitehead Quotes


"Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure." ~Alfred North Whitehead

"Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it." ~A.N. Whitehead

“If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer” ~Alfred North Whitehead

"Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct from ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended." ~Alfred North Whitehead

"Knowledge does not keep any better than fish.” ~Alfred North Whitehead

"Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up." ~Alfred Whitehead

“Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.” ~Alfred North Whitehead

“The pupil's mind is a growing organism...it is not a box to be ruthlessly packed with alien ideas.” ~Alfred North Whitehead

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