Alfred North Whitehead Quotes About Achievement
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Without adventure civilization is in full decay. ... The great fact [is] that in their day the great achievements of the past were the adventures of the past.
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Art heightens the sense of humanity. It gives an elation to feeling which is supernatural...A million sunsets will not spur us on towards civilization. It requires Art to evoke into consciousness the finite perfections which lie ready for human achievement.
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A clash of doctrine is not a disaster, it is an opportunity.
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The great achievements of the past were the adventures of the past. Only the adventurous can understand the greatness of the past.
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Alfred North Whitehead
- Born: February 15, 1861
- Died: December 30, 1947
- Occupation: Mathematician
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