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Maxioms by Alfred North Whitehead

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Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.

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True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

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Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, read more

Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude

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Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

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There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that read more

There are no whole truths. All truths are half truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.

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