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Spirit Quotes by Alfred North Whitehead
- The science of pure mathematics, in its modern developments, may claim to be the most original creation of the human spirit.
- There are two principles inherent in the very nature of things, recurring in some particular embodiments whatever field we explore - the spirit of change,…
- Religion will not regain its old power until it can face change in the same spirit as does science.
- There is no greater hindrance to the progress of thought than an attitude of irritated party-spirit.
- In its solitariness the spirit asks, What, in the way of value, is the attainment of life? And it can find no such value till…
- The pursuit of mathematics is a divine madness of the human spirit.
- The worship of God is not a rule of safety - it is an adventure of the spirit, a flight after the unattainable.
More Spirit Quotes
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- O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. — Saint Augustine
- The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. — Saint Augustine
- Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man… — Sai Baba
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- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. — Francis Bacon
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- The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. — James A. Baldwin
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal… — Ansel Adams
- I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and hard core,… — Stephen Baldwin