Whitehead, Alfred North

"Thought is the great sanctuary of the soul."

"The universe achieves its aim of the intensification of experience through the perfection of forms."

"Successful organisms modify themselves in response to their environment."

"The production of modern knowledge does require a certain freedom."

"Peace is a measure of virtue."

"A man really writes for an audience of about ten persons."

"The history of Western philosophy is the history of man's attempt to avoid acknowledging God."

"Habitual behavior becomes character."

"The purpose of thought is not prediction."

"The absolute is only achieved by the removal of contradictions."

"Intelligence is the key to all human accomplishment."

"The danger of theistic dogmatism lies in its claim to finality."

"Without adventure civilization is in full decay."

"Creativity is the generating of fresh ideas into effective practice."

"The distinction between mind and matter is merely verbal."

"All traditional philosophy is flawed by its reliance on substance."

"The unity of experience is vital to understanding."

"Process is the ultimate reality."

"The world is at variance with itself."

"Love without fear does not exist."

"Strength of character may be acquired by thought and habit."

"True patience consists in controlling our irritation."

"The deepest principle of human nature is the need for satisfaction."

"Whatever is realised is realised by process."

"Imagination is the sister of hope."

"The very essence of intellectual and artistic achievement is the refusal to accept the mundane."

"Each human soul is unique and irreplaceable."

"The future is nothing but a projection of desire."

"Ethics is the system of general truths which relates to the individual by force of circumstances."

"Stability and variability are the two poles of life."