Whitehead, Alfred North

"The absolute distinction between science and religion is that science is a search for physical causes, while religion is a search for such causes as involve purpose."

"Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many."

"Importance is the things that matter beyond the surface of immediate fact."

"The creation of the world is the first mystery, and the creation of the new is the perpetual mystery."

"Great truths are portions of the soul of the world."

"Poetry is the most direct mode of communication between souls."

"The human soul cries out for beauty as the body cries out for food."

"Every profession has its own sense of proportion; the farmer does not approach farming with abstract notions of truth."

"Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas."

"The strength of a civilization lies in its capacity for growth and adaptation."

"Moments of inspiration come to those disciplined enough to receive them."

"The task of a university is the imparation of knowledge and the development of character."

"Adventure is not outside man; it is within."

"Nature is not static; it is dynamic, creative, and ever-becoming."

"The greatest invention of the nineteenth century was the invention of the method of invention."

"A culture is in decline when its institutions are no longer capable of moral growth."

"Patience is the virtue that endures when all else fails."

"The measure of mental power is the character of the ideals which haunt the mind."

"Moral education is impossible apart from the habitual vision of greatness."

"Symbolism is the clothing of thought."

"Time is the canvas on which the universe paints eternity."

"The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts."

"Education is the acquisition of the art of the utilization of knowledge."

"The courage to be is the fundamental virtue of human existence."

"Justice is not simply the correction of evil; it is the birth of goodness."

"In the process of becoming, things are new, even as they recur."

"There is no greater thing than truth, save the telling of it."

"Form is the gateway to the infinite."

"The power of a great idea is that it contains within itself the seeds of its own transformation."

"War teaches certainty to those incapable of bearing uncertainty."