Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language. — Alfred North Whitehead
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. — Alfred North Whitehead
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. — Alfred North Whitehead
From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought. — Alfred North Whitehead
It must be admitted that there is a degree of instability which is inconsistent with civilization. — Alfred North Whitehead
There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil. — Alfred North Whitehead
We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action — Alfred North Whitehead
Man can acquire accomplishments or he can become an animal, whichever he wants. — Alfred North Whitehead