Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. technology
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 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, future & science
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. success
Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination. imagination & knowledge
Religion is the last refuge of human savagery. religion
Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. death & knowledge
Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self. art
The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature. humor
Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern. experience
It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious. intelligence
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. pet
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. change
Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended. intelligence
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. best
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language. nature
Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. knowledge & wisdom
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. future