Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
As civilization advances, man grows unconscious of the primitive elements of life; he is separated from them by his perfection of material… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“In the words of the English philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, “Civilization advances by extending the number of operations which we can perform… — Gerd Gigerenzer Copy Share Image
“Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. —Alfred North Whitehead, An Introduction… — Robert Wachter Copy Share Image
Do you think that civilization advances because of things written in books? Not a bit of what is written in books ever… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Operations of thought are cavalry… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
“It is a profoundly erroneous truism that we should cultivate the habit of thinking of what we are doing. The precise opposite… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does "fame" become, especially of the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
