Alfred North Whitehead Quote

The symbolic elements in life have a tendency to run wild, like the vegetation in a tropical forest … A continuous process of pruning, and of adaptation to a future ever requiring new forms of expression, is a necessary function in every society.


Symbolism: Its Meaning and Effect (1928) ch. 3


The symbolic elements in life have a tendency to run wild, like the vegetation in a tropical forest … A continuous process of pruning, and of...

The symbolic elements in life have a tendency to run wild, like the vegetation in a tropical forest … A continuous process of pruning, and of...

The symbolic elements in life have a tendency to run wild, like the vegetation in a tropical forest … A continuous process of pruning, and of...

The symbolic elements in life have a tendency to run wild, like the vegetation in a tropical forest … A continuous process of pruning, and of...