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Thinking

Operations of thought are like cavalry charges in a battle — they are strictly limited in number, require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments.
—Whitehead

Nov 132015
 

We call mad the man with one fixed idea, and sane the man with none.

Oct 262015
 

Man begins by treating objects as agents; then he grows scientific, and treats agents as objects.

Oct 162015
 

To discover the most appalling ignorance of science one need only canvass its most vociferous defenders.

Sep 242015
 

Humans think as women preach — not well, but one is surprised to find it done at all.

Sep 092015
 

The force of an analogy lies in the similarity; the point lies in the difference.

Aug 192015
 

To follow your heart is exactly what people who are skilled at manipulating your emotions want you to do.

Aug 032015
 

We rarely absorb ideas; they settle on us, like dust or ash.