The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue. the future
Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern. experience
Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination. imagination & knowledge
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. success
Religion is the last refuge of human savagery. religion
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. best
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. change
If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer. pets
Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. knowledge & wisdom
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language. nature
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature. humor
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. courage
An enormous part of our mature experience cannot not be expressed in words. experience
It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious. intelligence
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self. art
It is the business of the future to be dangerous and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties. business, the future & science
Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. death & knowledge
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. technology
Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended. intelligence