All practical teachers know that education is a patient process of mastery of details, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.
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Great dreamers' dreams are never fulfilled, they are always transcended.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Great dreamers push beyond their dreams, constantly striving for more than they initially envisioned.
The quote by Alfred North Whitehead emphasizes that those who aspire to achieve greatness will often find that their ambitions and dreams are only starting points. Rather than reaching a final destination, great dreamers consistently transcend their initial aspirations, moving towards even greater heights of achievement and realization.
Themes
DreamsInspirationAspirationAchievementTranscendence
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech at a conference, I would quote this to inspire the audience to chase their big dreams.
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Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much closer to the truth. The basis of growth of modern invention is science, and science is almost wholly the outgrowth of pleasurable intellectual curiosity.
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