Alfred North Whitehead

Seek simplicity and distrust it.

See as well

Although a man may not think of anything new after he is sixty, he often finds new ways to use what he already knows. www.sky-net-eye.com

A clash of doctrines is not a disaster it is an opportunity. www.sky-net-eye.com

Alfred North Whitehead

Dogmatic common sense is the death of philosophic adventure. www.sky-net-eye.com

Alfred North Whitehead

A man really writes for an audience of about ten persons. Of course if others like it, that is clear gain. But if those ten are satisfied, he is content. www.sky-net-eye.com

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