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Life is the enjoyment of emotion, derived from the past and aimed at the future.
Alfred North Whitehead
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Alfred North Whitehead
Age: 86 †
Born: 1861
Born: February 15
Died: 1947
Died: December 30
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Speak out in acts the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.
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The paradox is now fully established that the utmost abstractions are the true weapons with which to control our thought of concrete fact.
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Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.
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We must not expect simple answers to far-reaching questions. However far our gaze penetrates, there are always heights beyond which block our vision.
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